Symptomatic Medial Bone Excrescence in the Distal Phalanx of the Hallux after the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis: A Case Report and Radiographic Reviews

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A case of symptomatic medial bone excrescence of the distal phalanx of the hallux after the metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis. Anteroposterior foot radiographs before surgery (a) and one year after surgery (b). Magnified images showing obscure excrescence before surgery (c), defined excrescence after arthrodesis (d), and disappeared excrescence after excision (e). Arrowheads indicate the bone excrescence.

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