Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 5 , Pages 573-576 , September 2009

Diffuse Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis in the Metatarsophalangeal Joint of the Hallux: A Case Report

  • Yuji Nabeshima, MD

      Affiliations

    • Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Himeji St. Mary's Hospital, Himeji, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Yuji Nabeshima, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Himeji St. Mary's Hospital, 650 Nibuno Himeji, Hyogo, 670–0801, Japan.
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  • Hiroyuki Mori, MD

      Affiliations

    • Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Himeji St. Mary's Hospital, Himeji, Japan
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  • Makoto Mitani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vice Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Himeji St. Mary's Hospital, Himeji, Japan
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  • Issei Nagura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Himeji St. Mary's Hospital, Himeji, Japan
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  • Akihiro Ozaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vice Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Himeji St. Mary's Hospital, Himeji, Japan
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  • Hideo Fujii, MD

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Himeji St. Mary's Hospital, Himeji, Japan
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  • Minoru Doita, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe City, Japan

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 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00244-0

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.05.011

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 5 , Pages 573-576 , September 2009

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