Stress fracture of the fifth metatarsophalangeal sesamoid bone: a case report
Esat Kiter, Fahir Demirkan, B. Alper Kilic, Gurkan Erkula
Abstract
There is a paucity of published literature on the injuries of the lesser toe sesamoids of the foot. A fifty-six-year-old male patient without a major trauma history was diagnosed as having a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint medial sesamoid bone. Conservative treatment was employed and the patient was followed-up for 25 months without any complaints. The sesamoid bone injury of the fifth toe should be included in the differential diagnosis of lateral forefoot pain.
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. ISSN: 1017-995x