Abstract
Cleft foot is a congenital anomaly characterised by absence of the metatarsal bones and phalanges. It is commonly seen in children with ectrodactyly-ectodermal dysplasia-clefting syndrome ranging from a median cleft up to the mid metatarsals to a deep cleft up to the tarsal bones. Surgical treatment in the form of cleft closure, excision of the rudimentary metatarsal bone and cross K-wire fixation of metatarsal bones have been tried for the management of such cases. We report a one-year-old child who presented to the paediatric orthopaedic clinic at a medical college in New Delhi, India, in 2018 with type III cleft foot with four metatarsals. The patient was treated with a suture-button system using three transverse tunnels in the second and third metatarsal bones in order to bring them closer together. A satisfactory outcome was achieved with normal fitting footwear.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.8.2021.097
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 22(2), 288-290
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Narang, A., Chattopadhyay, A., Sharma, A., & Gupta, S. (2025). Treatment of Cleft Foot Deformity using Fish Mouth Incision and Suture-Button in Paediatric Foot. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 22(2), 288-290. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.8.2021.097
MLA 9
Narang, Amit, et al. "Treatment of Cleft Foot Deformity using Fish Mouth Incision and Suture-Button in Paediatric Foot." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, 2025, pp. 288-290. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.8.2021.097.
Chicago (author–date)
Narang, Amit, Ayanjit Chattopadhyay, Amit Sharma, and Sumit Gupta. 2025. "Treatment of Cleft Foot Deformity using Fish Mouth Incision and Suture-Button in Paediatric Foot." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 22 (2): 288-290. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.8.2021.097.
Harvard
Narang, A., Chattopadhyay, A., Sharma, A. and Gupta, S. (2025) 'Treatment of Cleft Foot Deformity using Fish Mouth Incision and Suture-Button in Paediatric Foot', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 22(2), pp. 288-290. doi:10.18295/squmj.8.2021.097.
Vancouver
Narang A, Chattopadhyay A, Sharma A, Gupta S. Treatment of Cleft Foot Deformity using Fish Mouth Incision and Suture-Button in Paediatric Foot. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;22(2):288-290. doi:10.18295/squmj.8.2021.097
IEEE
A. Narang, A. Chattopadhyay, A. Sharma, and S. Gupta, "Treatment of Cleft Foot Deformity using Fish Mouth Incision and Suture-Button in Paediatric Foot," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 288-290, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.8.2021.097.