Treatment of capsulitis of little toe with minimal incisional osteotomy and manipulations / 中国骨伤
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
; (12): 180-182, 2009.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study therapeutic effects of capsulitis of little toe treated with minimal incisional osteotomy and manipulations procedures.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From 2003.7 to 2008.6, 90 patients (160 feet) with capsulitis of little toe including 3 male (5 foot) and 87 female (155 foot) ranging in age from 17 to 76 years(average of 49.2 years).The average medical history was 10.1 years ranging from 1 to 32 years. All patients with capsulitis of little toe were treated with minimal incisional osteotomy and manipulations procedures adopting the modified Coughlin standard to evaluation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All patients were followed up, the duration of follow-up raunged from 3 to 36 months with averagement of 15.7 months. According to the modified Coughlin standard, 80 cases obtained an excellent result, 8 good, 2 fair and 0 poor, the effective rate was 97.8%. However,two patients were found delayed union after operation, the distal fragments healed following the time of fixation were delayed.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The treatment of capsulitis of little toe with minimal incisional osteotomy and manipulations procedures is easy to operate and its therapeutic effect is convincing.</p>
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Main subject:
Osteotomy
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General Surgery
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Toes
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Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
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Bunion, Tailor's
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Manipulation, Orthopedic
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Methods
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article