Brachymetarsis: The treatment for brachymetatarsia is very limmited. Conservative treatment includes shoe modification ( more room in the toe box area) . Padding of the shoe to releive pain in the high pressure area . Orthosis may be used to distribute the weigh to other bones. Surgical treatment is performed to lengthen the bone to its ideal lenght. This is done by surgically cutting the bone and either: 1. Grafting a bone between the two ends 2.Putting a device on the bone to lengthen the bone gradualy ( my preferred method).
Answered 2/28/2014
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