title: Apophysitis of the fifth metatarsal base. Iselin's disease.
abstract: Apophysitis of the fifth metatarsal base, or Iselin's disease, is an overuse osteochondrosis seen in growing children. Although amenable to treatment, it is a self-limiting disorder, disappearing spontaneously with completion of growth.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Jay
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Schoenhaus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008684:Metatarsus; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*