Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to S K Shoemaker.
The authors review a case presentation of a symptomatic cuboid metatarsal joint anomaly and discuss possible treatments, both conservative and surgical. The patient was treated conservatively and had some relief of symptoms.
The authors present a case report of iatrogenic brachymetatarsia. The literature was reviewed and various surgical treatments discussed. The metatarsal was lengthened using a sagittally placed Z lengthening step-up osteotomy, with an autogenous bone graft and rigid internal fixation.