title: Low-grade osteomyelitis of the fifth metatarsal with possible concomitant Freiberg's disease of the metatarsal head.
abstract: Freiberg's disease, metatarsal avascular necrosis, is most often seen in healthy athletic adolescent girls. Presenting symptoms include vague pain, swelling, and loss of motion in the involved metatarsophalangeal joints. Low-grade osteomyelitis often is difficult to identify. In this case report, we present a 14-year-old girl with low-grade osteomyelitis of the fifth metatarsal accompanied by possible Freiberg's disease in the same metatarsal.
authors.affiliation: Düzce University Medical School, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Düzce, Turkey. mustafauslu74@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uslu
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okur
authors.forename: Ibak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gonen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008684:Metatarsus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography