Intermetatarsal coalition: case report

Abstract

Coalition is an abnormal bone fusion that most commonly occurs between the tarsals. Coalition in the forefoot is a rare pathology, especially between metatarsals. The authors present a case of a female patient with coalition of the 4th and 5th metatarsals of the left foot, which was treated surgically through resection of the osseous bar and osteotomy with dorsal subtraction wedge in the 5th metatarsal, with resolution of the symptoms and correction of the deformity. The relevance of the case lies in the fact that this deformity is little described in the worldwide literature, and has not yet been described in the national literature.