Research Article

Dorsal closing-wedge osteotomy in the treatment of Freiberg’s disease

Volume: 41 Number: 2 April 18, 2007
  • Bulen Capar
  • Erdogan Kutluay
  • Salih Mujde
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Dorsal closing-wedge osteotomy in the treatment of Freiberg’s disease

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated the midterm results of debridement, synovectomy, and dorsal closing-wedge osteotomy in the treatment of metatarsal head osteochondrosis (Freiberg’s disease).
Methods : Nineteen patients (17 females, 2 males; mean age 26 years; range 13 to 49 years) were treated with debridement, synovectomy, and dorsal closing-wedge osteotomy for metatarsal head osteochondrosis. The main presenting symptom was pain on walking or sports activities. The second metatarsal head was affected in 16 patients, the third in two patients, and both heads in one patient. Four patients had a history of trauma, while the remaining patients had a history of standing for long hours. According to the Smillie ’s classification, four patients had type 5, 12 patients had type 4, and three patients had type 3 osteonecrosis. After osteotomy, the smooth and healthy plantar surface of the metatarsal head faced the phalangeal cartilage. The mean follow-up period was 41 months (range 15 to 88 months). The results were assessed by the Lesser Metatarsophalangeal-Interphalangeal Scale by Kitaoka et al.
Results : The results were excellent in seven patients (%36.8), good in nine patients (%47.4), and poor in three patients (%15.8). Poor results were seen in two patients with type 5, and one patient with type 4 osteonecrosis, all of whom developed aseptic necrosis in the metatarsal head and shortening of about 4 mm. One patient underwent resection
arthroplasty. The mean flexion and extension losses were 15° (range 0° to 30°) and 10° (range 0° to 20°), respectively. The mean shortening in the metatarsal length was 1.6 mm (range 1 to 4 mm), postoperatively. No instances of infection, nonunion, or arthrosis were encountered.
Conclusion: Treatment with debridement, synovectomy, and dorsal closing-wedge osteotomy yields successful results in Freiberg’s disease.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Bulen Capar This is me

Erdogan Kutluay This is me

Salih Mujde This is me

Publication Date

April 18, 2007

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2007 Volume: 41 Number: 2

APA
Capar, B., Kutluay, E., & Mujde, S. (2007). Dorsal closing-wedge osteotomy in the treatment of Freiberg’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 41(2), 136-139. https://izlik.org/JA69MC53WC
AMA
1.Capar B, Kutluay E, Mujde S. Dorsal closing-wedge osteotomy in the treatment of Freiberg’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2007;41(2):136-139. https://izlik.org/JA69MC53WC
Chicago
Capar, Bulen, Erdogan Kutluay, and Salih Mujde. 2007. “Dorsal Closing-Wedge Osteotomy in the Treatment of Freiberg’s Disease”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 41 (2): 136-39. https://izlik.org/JA69MC53WC.
EndNote
Capar B, Kutluay E, Mujde S (April 1, 2007) Dorsal closing-wedge osteotomy in the treatment of Freiberg’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 41 2 136–139.
IEEE
[1]B. Capar, E. Kutluay, and S. Mujde, “Dorsal closing-wedge osteotomy in the treatment of Freiberg’s disease”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 136–139, Apr. 2007, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA69MC53WC
ISNAD
Capar, Bulen - Kutluay, Erdogan - Mujde, Salih. “Dorsal Closing-Wedge Osteotomy in the Treatment of Freiberg’s Disease”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 41/2 (April 1, 2007): 136-139. https://izlik.org/JA69MC53WC.
JAMA
1.Capar B, Kutluay E, Mujde S. Dorsal closing-wedge osteotomy in the treatment of Freiberg’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2007;41:136–139.
MLA
Capar, Bulen, et al. “Dorsal Closing-Wedge Osteotomy in the Treatment of Freiberg’s Disease”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 41, no. 2, Apr. 2007, pp. 136-9, https://izlik.org/JA69MC53WC.
Vancouver
1.Bulen Capar, Erdogan Kutluay, Salih Mujde. Dorsal closing-wedge osteotomy in the treatment of Freiberg’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2007 Apr. 1;41(2):136-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA69MC53WC