Ilizarov treatment for equinoplanovalgus foot deformity caused by melorheostosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Melorheostosis often is disabling because of progressive contracture of the joint and soft tissue involved. Operative intervention often is hazardous and patients also have recurrences. A 14-year, 2-month-old boy, who presented with a recurrent equinoplanovalgus deformity of the right foot caused by melorheostosis, was treated successfully using the Ilizarov technique, including distraction osteotomy in the calcaneus. The patient had a painless, plantigrade, and functional foot at age 18 years.
Medical subject headings
- Equinus Deformity
- Ilizarov Technique
- Melorheostosis
Anatomy
- foot