The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 60, Issue 1 91-93, Copyright © 1978 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Bone-lengthening for shortness of the fourth toe
Y Urano and A Kobayashi
Short fourth metatarsals were observed in 102 patients, often bilaterally.
Forty-six of these patients were treated by variations on Jinnaka's
bone-lengthening method--that is, interposing a spindle-shaped bone graft
within the metatarsophalangeal joint. We examined twenty-six patients
clinically and roentgenographically after a follow-up averaging 11.4 years.
Satisfactory results were obtained in 74.4 per cent.