title: [Fractures of the midfoot].
abstract: The immediate reduction of luxations and severe dislocations is necessary to protect the soft tissue. The soft tissue lesions determine the timing and partially the options of the operative treatment too. The conventional standard X-rays are sufficient to classify most of the fractures. Conservative treatment or minimal-invasive intramedullary techniques of fixation are sufficient in the treatment in most of the fractures. Screw- and plate-osteosynthesis are a good choice only in intra-articular fractures or sometimes in fractures of the first or fifth metatarsals. The clinical outcome is almost good and the rate of complications is low.
authors.affiliation: Sektion Fuss- und Sprunggelenkchirurgie, Klinik für Unfall-, Wiederherstellungschirurgie und Orthopädie, Campus Virchow-Klinikum/Charité Campus Mitte, Charité--Universitätsmedizin Berlin. dan-henrik.boack@charite.de
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Boack
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D002648:Child; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D016896:Treatment Outcome