title: [The painful os intermetatarseum].
abstract: The os intermetatarseum is an uncommon accessory bone of the foot, usually found between the bases of the first and second metatarsal bones. Two cases of a painful os intermetatarseum in athletes are reported. Surgical excision of the os intermetatarseum relieved the pain in both patients. Case reports concerning athletes with a painful os intermetatarseum are rare. An os intermetatarseum should be taken under consideration when evaluating dorsal midfoot pain.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH, Kaiserslautern, Deutschland. thomas@ruffing.eu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruffing
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muhm
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Winkler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005529:Foot Bones / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome