Surgical Treatment for Toe Deformities in Stiff-Person Syndrome: A Case Report.

CASE: Stiff-person syndrome is a rare neurological disorder characterized by rigidity and painful spasms of the trunk and limbs, and patients sometimes have difficulty in walking due to rigid toe deformities. This is a case report of a 76-year-old woman suffering from stiff-person syndrome with painful rigid toe deformities regained walking ability after metatarsal osteotomy and cutting of the toe extensors for all toes in the left foot.

CONCLUSION

For patients with stiff-person syndrome, surgical intervention is a powerful treatment option when they have developed rigid and painful toe deformities despite adequate pharmacological treatment.