Ilizarov treatment for equinoplanovalgus foot deformity caused by melorheostosis.

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.

• Authors: In Ho Choi, Jin Ill Kim, Won Joon Yoo, Chin Youb Chung, Tae-Joon Cho
• Journal: Clinical orthopaedics and related research (Clin Orthop Relat Res) Issue 414 Pg. 238-41 (Sep 2003) ISSN: 0009-921X [Print] United States
• PMID: 12966298 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Equinus Deformity (diagnostic imaging, etiology, surgery)
• Humans
• Ilizarov Technique
• Male
• Melorheostosis (complications)
• Radiography
• Recurrence