Banner

Müller-Weiss Disease: A Topical Review

Foot and Ankle International • 2020
Back
Publication Information
Authors Abdel-Salam Abdel-Aleem Ahmed; Mahmoud Ibrahim Kandil ; Eslam Abdelshafi Tabl ; Amr S. Elgazzar
Keywords Müller-Weiss disease, Brailsford disease, foot arthrodesis, calcaneal osteotomy
Journal Foot and Ankle International
Publisher SAGE Publications
Volume 40
Issue 12
Pages 1447-1457
publication.type International
Paper Link Open Link
Supplementary Materials Eslam Abd Elshafi Mohamady Tabl_foot.docx
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.