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Distances from the deep plantar arch to the lesser metatarsals at risk during osteotomy: a fresh cadaveric study

BACKGROUND: The deep plantar arch is formed by anastomosis of the lateral and deep plantar arteries. Osteotomy of the lesser metatarsals is often used to treat metatarsalgia and forefoot deformity. Although it is known that some blood vessels supplying the lesser metatarsals are prone to damage duri...

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Autores principales: Tonogai, Ichiro, Hayashi, Fumio, Tsuruo, Yoshihiro, Sairyo, Koichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6191921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30356898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13047-018-0300-3