This patient, who was referred to me for an opinion, had a markedly painful corn on the medial 5th toe that was becoming more symptomatic.
On the pre-operative X-ray, it can be seen that she has a congenital ankylosed DIPJ of the 5th toe. This tends to make the toe less flexible and leads it to sit under the 4th, causing the medial distal phalanx of the 5th toe to dig into the lateral 4th toe, with subsequent corn formation.
An arthroplasty with a distal medial minimally invasive burring of the medial phalanx was carried out. This should allow for quick recuperation and complete eradication of the corn.
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