RETRACTED ARTICLE. Painful os intermetatarseum in athletes: a literature review of this condition is presented.
Painful os intermetatarseum is a very rare condition. Gruber et al. first described os intermetatarseum in 1877. This condition is usually asymptomatic. One should consider painful os intermetatarseum as being a possible cause of dorsal foot pain in athletes. Surgical excision of the os intermetatarseum should be considered for those patients failing conservative treatment. Here, a literature review of this condition is presented.
Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Surgery, Gabriele D’ Annunzio University, via dei Vestini, 66013 Chieti Scalo, Italy. bernasacco@yahoo.it
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