Hypertrophic Abductor Digiti Minimi Muscle

NewsBot · Feb 26, 2015

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Recurrence of Hypertrophic Abductor Digiti Minimi Muscle of the Foot After Subtotal Resection
Daniel Schmauss, MD, Yves Harder, MD, Hans-Guenther Machens, MD, Joern Andreas Lohmeyer, MD
JFAS; Article in Press

Soft tissue tumors of the foot are rare, and the diagnosis is often difficult. Surgery is indicated if pain, discomfort, or functional impairment is present or to rule out malignancy. We present the case of a 14-year-old female with a painless swelling at the lateral aspect of her right foot. After radiologic imaging, including ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we performed a subtotal resection of the abductor digiti minimi muscle, preserving its motor nerve. Four months later, recurrence of the soft tissue mass was observed. MRI revealed hypertrophy of the small muscles of the foot, including the abductor digiti minimi, quadratus plantae, and flexor digiti minimi brevis. Functional impairment resulted in complete excision of the remnant abductor digiti minimi muscle and partial excision of the flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle another 7 months later. Twelve months after the secondary surgery, neither clinical nor radiologic signs of a second recurrence were found. At the last follow-up visit, the patient was satisfied with the contour of her foot and not hindered at all during sporting activities. Our findings demonstrate that subtotal resection of a bulky muscle, preserving its motor nerve, can result in reactive hypertrophy of the remnant muscle part. The patient must be informed that partial excision of an innervated muscle could result in reactive hypertrophy and must be contrasted with radical muscle excision that might be more likely to result in functional impairment.
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NewsBot · Dec 29, 2020

Congenital Unilateral Hypertrophy of the Plantar Musculature with Multiple Toe Deformities: A Case Report and Literature Review
Matthias Holzbauer et al
24 Dec 2020

Congenital unilateral hypertrophy of the plantar musculature is a rare condition, and to our knowledge, reports of only 14 cases have been previously published. As only one describes a concomitant orthopedic toe deformity, we report our case of abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, and abductor digiti minimi muscle hypertrophy in combination with hallux valgus and claw toe deformity as well as a laterally abducted fifth toe. Thus, this report presents the rare case of congenital hypertrophy of the plantar musculature associated with complex toe deformities. Moreover, the present article contains a detailed description of our surgical technique as well as a review of the current literature.
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Hypertrophic Abductor Digiti Minimi Muscle

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Painful plantar hypertrophic scar

The abductor hallucis muscle ;what does it do ?

Implantation of verruca plantaris into the abductor hallucis muscle belly

Hip Abductor Strength And Lower Extremity Running Related Injury

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Gluteal and abductor hallucis stengthening for a pronated foot

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