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Tibial and fibular sesamoid fractures on the same metatarsal: a review of two cases.

1989; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 28; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

Michael R. Abraham, R. P. SAGE, Mark Lorenz,

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Fractures of the great toe sesamoids occur much less frequently than fractures of other bones, and, as such, the literature is sparse in dealing with this topic. Two cases of a rare occurrence of tibial and fibular sesamoid fractures on the same metatarsal are reported. Each case had a traumatic origin, and successful healing occurred in one case following 6 weeks of short leg casting. Total excision of both sesamoids was required in case 2 after complete healing was not achieved by short leg casting alone.