Metatarsal stress fracture in a child: A case report

Autor:	Kosuke Hyakutake, Shiro Tahira, Masahiro Shirahama, Kanichiro Kiyonaga, Hiroshi Inoue, Kazunori Kamo
Rok vydání:	1985
Předmět:	Orthodontics medicine.medical_specialty Metatarsal stress fracture Bone scintigraphy medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Radiography medicine Fracture (geology) Metatarsal bones business Surgery
Zdroj:	Orthopedics & Traumatology. 33:632-634
ISSN:	1349-4333 0037-1033
DOI:	10.5035/nishiseisai.33.632
Popis:	Stress fracture of the metatarsal bone, though common in adults, seems to be extremely rare in children, according to published reports. We report, the case of a 8-year-old child with a stress fracture of the 3rd and 4th metatarsal bone without any noticable trauma and still physically active. When we suspect a stress fracture in children, great attention must be directed towards obtaining a detailed history and serial X-rays must be obtained over a short time period. Bone scintigraphy shows a predictable superiority over radiography in early diagnosis.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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