1998•Orthopedics & TraumatologyOpen access
A Clinical Study of Metacarpal and Metatarsal Bone Lengthening.
Reiko Hori, Masahiro Shirahama, Kenji Yoshida, Masaharu Yagi, Yasuto Yamada, Hiizu Hara, Hyota Ishida, Akio K. Inoue, Saburo Yamamoto
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Abstract
Clinical results of metacarpal and metatarsal bone lengthening carried out on 15 bones in 13 patients by the Callot, asis procedure are reported. This procedure is simple and easy-to-perform, but treatment sometimes require a long time. The mean age of the cases was 23.3 years (range: 11 to 59 years).The lengthening rate ranged from 21 to 90% (mean: 41.4%). 5 bones had incomplete callus formation. 4 of them were first metacarpal bone, probably coused by the damage of the periostea, due to old age and/or less blood supply compared with other metacarpal bones.
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