Etiology of Freiberg's disease: ? trauma.
Freiberg's disease is osteochondritis of the metatarsal head(s) commonly occurring in adolescent girls. The true etiology is unknown. The authors present a case precipitated by a form of folk dancing popular among British schoolgirls.
Walsh
H P
HP
Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, England.
Dorgan
J C
JC
D000293:Adolescent; D003615:Dancing; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000209:etiology*