Surgical Treatment of Muller-Weiss Disease: A Case Report.
- Author:
Hyun Woo PARK
1
;
Sung Hyun YUN
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. m3artist@daum.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Navicular;
Muller-Weiss disease;
Triple arthrodesis
- MeSH:
Arthrodesis;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Foot;
Humans;
Male;
Osteoarthritis;
Rare Diseases;
Transplants
- From:Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society
2009;13(2):189-192
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Muller-Weiss disease is a rare disease presenting severe deformity of navicular with osteoarthritis. This disease can be confused with Kohler's disease, but has a different entity. A 68 years-old male with painful mid-foot deformity had diagnosed as Muller-Weiss disease, and triple arthrodesis with autogenous iliac bone graft had been performed on his left foot. Here is a report of our case with brief review of this disease.
