title: Etiology of Freiberg's disease: ? trauma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, England.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Dorgan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003615:Dancing; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000209:etiology*