title: Stress fracture of the great toe sesamoid in a ballerina: MRI appearance.
abstract: This case is the first to depict a stress fracture of the great toe sesamoid bone using magnetic resonance imaging. We used a 3" surface coil to produce high resolution images of the sesamoid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-3900.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Amaker
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003615:Dancing / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012716:Sesamoid Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014034:Toes / Q000293:injuries*