Freiberg's infraction: a subchondral bone fatigue fracture. A new surgical treatment.
Observations on plantar pressure points suggest that Freiberg's infraction is osteonecrosis of the second or third metatarsal head resulting from a subchrondral bone fatique fracture. A series of 53 cases were successfully treated by deflexion osteotomy of the involved metatarsal head.
D000293:Adolescent; D005221:Fatigue / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008684:Metatarsus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D013577:Syndrome