Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 116-121 , 2007

Plantar plate repair and Weil osteotomy for metatarsophalangeal joint instability

  • Julie Gregg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Vic., Australia
    • Symbion Health, Vaucluse Hospital, 82 Moreland Road, Brunswick 3056, Vic., Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Symbion Health, Vaucluse Hospital, 82 Moreland Road, Brunswick 3056, Vic., Australia. Tel.: +61 6 03 93836266; fax: +61 6 03 9384 0235.
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  • Morry Silberstein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Vic., Australia
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  • Callum Clark

      Affiliations

    • Wexham Park Foot and Ankle Unit, Wexham Park Hospital, UK
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  • Tim Schneider

      Affiliations

    • Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

Received 11 July 2006 ,Revised 13 November 2006 ,Accepted 23 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2007.01.001

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 116-121 , 2007

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