What to do with short toes

  Short toe is a deformity in which the metatarsal bones are too short. The scientific name for this deformity is Brachymetatarsia, which is commonly caused by congenital deformities or premature closure of the epiphysis due to tumors, surgery, infection, or pathological factors. It is essentially a shortened metatarsal bone, not a shortened “toe” or “toe” as it is often referred to by the general public. 771 cases of metatarsal shortening (in some cases in both feet), with the highest incidence found in the 4th and 1st metatarsals.  Short toe deformity causes abnormalities in the arc of the metatarsals, but rarely causes pain or functional impairment; most patients are seen for abnormalities in appearance. Non-surgical treatment can be done with loose fitting shoes, but this only reduces pain and does not correct the deformity or improve the appearance. Everyone wants to have nice feet, especially women. Again Marc D. Jones et al. statistics, reported in the literature, treat 92.56% of female patients.  This is the normal paraboloid of the toe and metatarsal head and the disorder of the paraboloid caused by the shortening of the first metatarsal The appearance of the shortening of the fourth metatarsal caused by the disorder of the paraboloid The appearance of the shortening of the fourth metatarsal Having said all that, one wonders how this disease should be treated.  Surgical treatment is divided into two types: 1, a phase of iliac bone implants, immediate lengthening (Single-Stage Lengthening With Bone Graft) 2, the use of external fixation bracket, slow pulling, lengthening the metatarsal (Callus Distraction) to take the autologous iliac bone, the surgical incision is large, and there are problems such as pain at the iliac, we generally choose The second method is to lengthen the metatarsal bone by using external fixation technique and minimally invasive operation.