An avulsion fracture at the extensor digitorum brevis muscle origin.
This paper attempts to familiarize the podiatrist with the pathologic entity of avulsion fracture at the extensor digitorum brevis muscle origin and its mechanism of injury, clinical presentation, and treatment. It can be seen on routine radiograms and the problem it presents is one of diagnosis rather than treatment.
D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*