Low-grade osteomyelitis of the fifth metatarsal with possible concomitant Freiberg's disease of the metatarsal head.

Abstract

Freiberg's disease, metatarsal avascular necrosis, is most often seen in healthy athletic adolescent girls. Presenting symptoms include vague pain, swelling, and loss of motion in the involved metatarsophalangeal joints. Low-grade osteomyelitis often is difficult to identify. In this case report, we present a 14-year-old girl with low-grade osteomyelitis of the fifth metatarsal accompanied by possible Freiberg's disease in the same metatarsal.

• Authors: Mustafa Uslu, Mesut Okur, Ibak Gonen
• Journal: The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (J Foot Ankle Surg) Vol. 51 Issue 6 Pg. 798-800 ( 2012) ISSN: 1542-2224 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 22981237 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2012 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Adolescent
• Female
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Metatarsal Bones (diagnostic imaging)
• Metatarsus (abnormalities, surgery)
• Orthopedic Procedures (methods)
• Osteochondritis (complications, congenital, surgery)
• Osteomyelitis (complications, diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Radiography