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Lesser Metatarsal Osteotomy Complications

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Metatarsalgia is defined as pain in the metatarsal region. Surgical correction of metatarsalgia can be very difficult. Historically, a high rate of complications has been associated with procedures performed for the treatment of metatarsalgia. A plethora of different types of procedures have been described for the surgical management of metatarsalgia.

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Weil, L.S., Klein, E.E. (2017). Lesser Metatarsal Osteotomy Complications. In: Lee, M., Grossman, J. (eds) Complications in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53686-6_8

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