Use of skin Z-plasty for management of extension contracture in recurrent claw- and hammertoe deformity.
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Abstract
Nine patients with recurrent metatarsophalangeal joint extension contracture after clawtoe or hammertoe procedures were treated with Z-plasty skin closures as part of the revision surgical procedure. The indication for performing the Z-plasty was the presence of scar contracture in the skin that prevented satisfactory correction of the toe. Soft tissue release of the metatarsophalangeal joint was followed by a simple dorsal skin Z-plasty transposition. Patients were evaluated 1 1/2 to 6 years after revision surgery. No recurrence of the extension contracture had occurred.
Medical subject headings
- Contracture
- Dermatologic Surgical Procedures
- Foot Deformities
- Metatarsophalangeal Joint
- Surgical Flaps
- Toes
Anatomy
- foot