Stress fractures of the tarsal navicular. A case report.
In summary, the diagnosis of a tarsal navicular stress fracture should be entertained in the athlete with ill-defined midfoot pain. Technetium bone scans will often point the clinician in the right direction; biplanar CT scans will pin-point the diagnosis and can be invaluable in perioperative planning. Subsequent treatment, however, must be determined on a clinical rather than a radiographic basis.
Alfred
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Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, New York.
Belhobek
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Bergfeld
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D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries*; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005260:Female; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed