Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 488.e15-488.e19 , September 2010

Bilateral Second Metatarsal Stress Fractures After Hallux Valgus Correction With the Use of a Tension Wire and Button Fixation System

  • David W. Mader, DPM, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Instructor, Yale Podiatric Surgical Residency, New Haven, CT, and private practice, Naugatuck, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: David W. Mader, DPM, FACFAS, Clinical Instructor, Yale Podiatric Surgical Residency, 1183 New Haven Road, Naugatuck, CT 06770.
    • ,
  • Nancy M. Han, DPM

      Affiliations

    • Submitted as third year resident, Yale Podiatric Surgical Residency, New Haven, CT

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 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(10)00127-4

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2010.04.004

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 488.e15-488.e19 , September 2010

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