title: Atypical stress-avulsion fracture of the Lisfranc joint complex.
abstract: Antiphospholipid syndrome and systemic erythematosus have been associated with metatarsal stress fractures. Stress fractures of the Lisfranc joint complex are uncommon injuries but have been reported to occur most frequently in ballet dancers. We present a case of an avulsion fracture of the Lisfranc joint complex that occurred spontaneously. We have reviewed the association between systemic conditions and metatarsal fractures and proposed a series of hypothetical pathological events that may have contributed to this unusual injury.
authors: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Ireland.
authors: Barry J
authors: BJ
authors: O'Neill
authors: Laura A
authors: LA
authors: Sweeney
authors: Paul J
authors: PJ
authors: Moroney
authors: Kevin J
authors: KJ
authors: Mulhall
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016474:Weight-Bearing
keywords: fractures; general disorders; sports podiatry; sprains; strains; trauma