title: Tarsal navicular fractures in major league baseball players at bat.
abstract: Tarsal navicular fractures in athletes, although rare, can present both a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Failure to recognize this injury and initiate treatment early can have devastating consequences. The physician must have a high index of suspicion for the injury in any patient with midfoot pain after a direct blow. Two case reports of tarsal navicular fractures sustained by baseball players at bat in which the diagnosis was not made early are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. reedbartz@mail.evl.net
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bartz
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Marymont
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000293:injuries*