title: Traumatic osteochondral defect of the first metatarsal head: a case report.
abstract: Osteochondral injury of the first metatarsophalangeal joint is described in most literature as "osteochondritis dissecans" and an early stage of hallux rigidus. Traumatic osteochondral lesions of the knee and ankle are relatively common and well described. A case of a traumatic osteochondral defect of the first metatarsal head is presented.
authors.affiliation: Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Street
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Shereff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography