Surgical Treatment for Toe Deformities in Stiff-Person Syndrome

A Case Report

Abstract

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.