A case report of true prehallux

Takayuki Okumoto; Noriko Aramaki-Hattori; Yoshihiro Taguchi; Yoshikazu Inoue; Kyoichi Matsuzaki; Kazuo Kishi

doi:10.1016/j.jpra.2015.03.008

JPRAS Open (Jun 2015)

A case report of true prehallux

Takayuki Okumoto,
Noriko Aramaki-Hattori,
Yoshihiro Taguchi,
Yoshikazu Inoue,
Kyoichi Matsuzaki,
Kazuo Kishi

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Takayuki Okumoto: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Noriko Aramaki-Hattori: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University Hospital, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Yoshihiro Taguchi: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Yoshikazu Inoue: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Kyoichi Matsuzaki: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St. Marianna University, School of Medicine Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Kazuo Kishi: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University Hospital, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2015.03.008
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. C
pp. 26 – 29

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Preaxial prehallux is a rare clinical manifestation among patients with polydactyly. Few cases arising from tarsal bones have been reported. We present a case of a true prehallux occurring in a patient with a bilateral complete cleft lip, palate, and alveolus.

Published in JPRAS Open

ISSN: 2352-5878 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
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