Mahmoud Ibrahim Mostafa
Asst. Professor
Müller-Weiss Disease: A Topical Review
Foot and Ankle International • 2019
Publication Information
Authors
Abdel-Salam Abdel-Aleem Ahmed, MD1 ,
Mahmoud Ibrahim Kandil, MD1 ,
Eslam Abdelshafi Tabl, MD1 , and Amr S. Elgazzar
Keywords
Mwd, calcaneal osteotomy, foot pain
Journal
Foot and Ankle International
Publisher
Not Available
Volume
40
Issue
12
Pages
1447-57
publication.type
International
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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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
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