Acute fractures of medial and lateral great toe sesamoids in an athlete

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2004 Sep;12(5):463-4. doi: 10.1007/s00167-003-0472-6. Epub 2004 Jan 10.

Authors

Elyazid Mouhsine¹, Pierre François Leyvraz, Olivier Borens, Michel Ribordy, Yvan Arlettaz, Raffaele Garofalo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland, elyazid.mouhsine@hosr.hospvd.ch

PMID: 14716474
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-003-0472-6

Abstract

We report a case of acute fracture of both sesamoids of the great toe in an athlete. The fractures healed uneventfully after non-surgical treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Athletic Injuries / complications
Casts, Surgical
Fractures, Bone / etiology*
Fractures, Bone / therapy
Humans
Male
Metatarsophalangeal Joint / injuries*
Orthopedic Procedures / instrumentation
Sesamoid Bones / injuries
Toes