Background: Checkrein deformity is an uncommon disease with a well-described etiology. It is characterized by a dynamic deformity of the hallux or great toe. We report two cases of checkrein deformity due a fibular graft harvesting in two patients with a mandibular bone defect secondary to an oral cancer treatment.
Case Report: We report two young patients with mandibular cancers that had been treated several years before our visit and were currently free of disease. The patients had a mandibular bone defect due to the maxillofacial treatment, solved with a free fibular graft. The current complaint was a great toe deformity that caused pain and made them walk with difficulties. Diagnosis was a checkrein deformity, and after a surgical release of the flexor hallucis longus tendon, both cases returned to normal activities with no walking limitations.
Conclusion: Our cases highlight that an accurate patient examination is warranted following these reconstructions as many of them can be misdiagnosed, and a relatively simple surgery can improve the patients' limitations.
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