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Minimally Invasive Management of Dorsiflexion Contracture at the Metatarsophalangeal Joint and Plantarflexion Contracture at the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint of the Fifth Toe

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Surgical management of persistent dorsiflexion contracture at the metatarsophalangeal joint and plantarflexion contracture at the proximal interphalangeal joint of the fifth toe is indicated in patients with marked rigidity and pain, following failure of conservative management with appropriate orthoses and shoes with a wide toe box.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital USP San Carlos, Murcia, Spain

    Mariano de Prado M.D. & Pedro-Luis Ripoll M.D.

  2. Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics (Human Anatomy Unit), Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Pau Golanó M.D.

  3. Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

    Javier Vaquero M.D., Ph.D.

  4. Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Biomedico University, Via Alvaro del Portillo Trigoria, Rome, Italy

    Filippo Spiezia M.D.

  5. Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, London, UK

    Nicola Maffulli M.D., Ph.D., FRCS (Orth)

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  1. Mariano de Prado M.D.
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Correspondence to Mariano de Prado M.D. .

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  1. Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DG, United Kingdom

    Nicola Maffuli

  2. Duke Health Center, Crutchfield Street 407, Durham, 27704-2726, North Carolina, USA

    Mark Easley

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de Prado, M., Ripoll, PL., Golanó, P., Vaquero, J., Spiezia, F., Maffulli, N. (2013). Minimally Invasive Management of Dorsiflexion Contracture at the Metatarsophalangeal Joint and Plantarflexion Contracture at the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint of the Fifth Toe. In: Maffuli, N., Easley, M. (eds) Minimally Invasive Forefoot Surgery in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4489-2_11

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