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Müller-Weiss Disease: A Topical Review

Foot & Ankle International • 2019
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Authors w Show less Abdel-Salam Abdel-Aleem Ahmed; Mahmoud Ibrahim Kandil; Eslam Abdelshafi Tabl; Amr S. Elgazzar Show less Abdel-Salam Abdel-Aleem Ahmed, MD, Mahmoud Ibrahim Kandil, MD, Eslam Abdelshafi Tabl, MD, Amr S. Elgazzar, MD
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Journal Foot & Ankle International
Publisher SAGE Publishing
Volume 40
Issue 12
Pages 1447– 1457
publication.type International
Paper Link Open Link
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Abstract
Müller-Weiss disease (MWD) is a painful foot condition
characterized by deformity, sclerosis, and fragmentation of
the navicular. The diseased navicular is characteristically
comma shaped with varying degrees of arthritis present at
the talonavicular and naviculocuneiform joints.17,19,27 Other
names for MWD include Brailsford disease,37 adult tarsal
scaphoiditis,26 spontaneous adult navicular osteonecrosis,34
and listhesis navicularis.23 There is substantial controversy
regarding the etiology, pathophysiology, and natural history
of MWD, as well as optimal methods of treatment. This
article reviews the historical and current literature regarding
MWD, including the latest surgical interventions that have
been reported.