Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 50-51, 2008

The intra-articularly located ligament variation of the first metatarsophalangeal joint

  • Birsen Ozyurt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Gaziosmanpasa University, Faculty of Medicine, Dekanlik Binasi, Tokat, Turkey
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  • Taner Gunes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Gaziosmanpasa University, Faculty of Medicine, Tokat, Turkey
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  • Bahadir Ungor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Gaziosmanpasa University, Faculty of Medicine, Dekanlik Binasi, Tokat, Turkey
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  • Mehmet Erdem, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Gaziosmanpasa University, Faculty of Medicine, Tokat, Turkey

Received 5 December 2006; received in revised form 25 September 2007; accepted 1 October 2007.

Abstract 

An intra-articularly located ligament in the first metatarsophalangeal joint of the left foot has been detected in a patient. The intra-articular ligament was dorsomedially attached to the head of the first metatarsal and to the inferior part of the articular face of the base of the proximal phalanx of the big toe. In a literature search we could not find any report of a ligament located intra-articularly in this particular joint. Such a variation may have a role in the etiology of hallux valgus.

Keywords: The first metatarsophalangeal joint, Extra ligament, Variation, Hallux valgus

 

PII: S1268-7731(07)00091-4

doi:10.1016/j.fas.2007.10.001

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 50-51, 2008

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