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KMID : 0896719990030010053
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Journal of the Korean Society of Foot Surgery
1999 Volume.3 No. 1 p.53 ~ p.57
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Unsual Polydactyly of the Foot in Adults - A Case report -
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Lee Kyung-Tai
Ong Sang-Suk
Tak Sang-Bo
Young Ki-Won
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Abstract
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Polydactyly is the most common congenital deformity of the foot. The authors present an unusal case of polydactyly of the foot in an otherwise healthy adult male. The patient has an mixed type of polydactyly composed of polysyndactyly of the first toe, Y shaped second metatarsal and polysyndactyly with the fusion to the forth toe of the fifth toe. Meticulous. preoperative plan was prepared and performed at the operation. Main procedures were as follows : 1) Excision of extradigit of first toe and first metatarsocuneiform joint fusion. 2) Excision of lateral bud of second metatarsal and plantar-medial osteotomy of the medial bud. 3) Metatarsal head resection arthroplasty of third & forth metatarsophalangeal joint and 4) Excision of rnedial polydactyly of the fifth toe and syndactyly release and split thickness skin graft. Postoperatively, The forefoot width was reduced from 11.5 to 9.5cm and the pain was relieved.
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KEYWORD
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Foot, Polydactyly
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