Freiberg's Infraction — Treatment with Metatarsal Neck Dorsal Closing Wedge Osteotomy: Report of Two Cases

Freiberg's infraction is a disease of avascular necrosis that most commonly involves the head of the second or third metatarsal. Several mechanisms have been proposed for its pathogenesis, but stress overloading is the most widely accepted etiology. Nonoperative treatment is thought to be effec...

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Main Authors: Sung-Yen Lin, Yuh-Min Cheng, Peng-Ju Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-11-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09703560