Items tagged “foot”
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Avulsion fracture of the 5th metatarsal styloid
Avulsion fractures of the 5th metatarsal styloid, also known as a pseudo-Jones fracture or a dancer fracture, are one of the more common foot avulsion injuries and account for over 90% of fractures of the base of the 5th metatarsal.
Terminology
Despite what should be a simple entity, controver...
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Böhler angle
The Böhler angle, also written as Bohler angle or Boehler angle, is also called the calcaneal angle or tuber joint angle. It is used in the assessment of intra-articular calcaneal fractures.
Measurement
The Böhler angle is the angle on a lateral foot radiograph between a line joining the highe...
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Haglund syndrome
Haglund syndrome refers to the triad (Haglund triad) of:
insertional Achilles tendinopathy
retrocalcaneal bursitis
Haglund deformity (i.e. posterosuperior calcaneal exostosis)
Terminology
Haglund syndrome is a painful condition of the heel and its diagnosis requires a combinatio...
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Jones fracture
A Jones fracture is a fracture of the proximal metadiaphyseal junction of the fifth metatarsal bone that involves the 4th-5th metatarsal articulation.
Pathology
It is a transverse fracture at the base of the fifth metatarsal, 1.5 to 3 cm distal to the proximal tuberosity at the metadiaphyseal ...
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Lisfranc injury
Lisfranc injuries, also called Lisfranc fracture-dislocations, are the most common type of dislocation involving the foot and correspond to the dislocation of the articulation of the tarsus with the metatarsal bases.
Pathology
Anatomy
The Lisfranc joint articulates the tarsus with the metatar...
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Accessory navicular
An accessory navicular is a large accessory ossicle that can be present adjacent to the medial side of the navicular bone. The tibialis posterior tendon often inserts with a broad attachment into the ossicle. Most cases are asymptomatic but in a small proportion, it may cause painful tendinosis ...
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Metatarsal stress fracture
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12 May 2008
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Hallux valgus
A hallux valgus (plural: halluces valgi) is a fixed abduction of the first metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe. It is usually due to metatarsus primus varus which is a medial deviation or adduction of the first metatarsal with an increased first-second metatarsal angle.
In many cases it ...
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Osteochondroma of the 5th metatarsal
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24 Mar 2009
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Flexor hallucis brevis muscle
The flexor hallucis brevis (FHB) muscle is one of the small muscles of the foot that is involved in flexion of the first toe. The hallux sesamoid bones are embedded within its tendon.
Summary
origin: plantar surface of cuboid and lateral cuneiform
insertion: medial and lateral sesamoid bones...
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5th metatarsal fracture
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19 Jun 2009
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5th metatarsal fracture
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29 Jun 2009
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Lover’s fracture
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25 Jul 2009
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Fibular trochlea hypertrophy
Fibular trochlea hypertrophy, also known as peroneal tubercle hypertrophy refers to the presence of an unusually large fibular trochlea.
Epidemiology
Dependent on the definition, the incidence of enlarged fibular trochlea has been reported to be from 20.5 - 24% 2.
Clinical presentation
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Navicular stress fracture
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16 Sep 2009
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Tenosynovial giant cell tumor
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16 Sep 2009
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Talocalcaneal coalition
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27 Oct 2009
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Screw through thong
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08 Nov 2009
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Tarsal coalition - calcaneonavicular
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12 Nov 2009
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Jones fracture
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16 Nov 2009
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