Treatment of Freiberg's disease.

Modified Weil Osteotomy for the Treatment of Freiberg's Disease

BACKGROUND Numerous metatarsal osteotomies have been developed for the treatment of Freiberg's disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of modified Weil osteotomy in the treatment of Freiberg's disease. METHODS From November 2001 to July 2008, nineteen patients (twenty feet), treated surgically for Freiberg's disease, were included in this study. The average ag...

Autologous osteochondral plug transplantation for osteochondrosis of the second metatarsal head: a case report

INTRODUCTION Osteochondrosis of the second or third metatarsal head is a rare condition called Freiberg's disease. To relieve foot pain, conservative treatment with a foot orthosis to reduce weight-bearing and immobilize the foot are recommended. In cases in which such treatments have proved to be ineffective, several surgical treatments have been performed. The appropriate surgical treatment f...

Freiberg’s infraction: A modified closing wedge osteotomy for an undiagnosed case

INTRODUCTION Freiberg's infraction is an osteonecrosis affecting the metatarsal head whose pathogenesis is not fully understood, although stress overloading by multiple microtraumas remains the most widely accepted cause. Operative treatment, by different techniques, is necessary when conservative treatment fails. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 31-year old woman presented with left foot severe pain, ...

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