title: Avulsion fractures in the foot: telltale radiographic signs to avoid mismanagement.
abstract: Due to similar clinical presentations, avulsion fractures are frequently missed on initial exam and categorically treated as "sprain" not otherwise specified. However, delays in appropriate diagnosis and treatment can result in further injury and long-term disability. This article will review multiple foot avulsion fractures, their respective mechanisms of injury, the clinical and radiographic presentations, and the most appropriate courses of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Radiology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center. Electronic address: jar9120@nyp.org.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rotman
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Radiology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center. Electronic address: Mtl9002@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loftus
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Radiology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center. Electronic address: Rob9074@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bartolotta
mesh_terms: D005528:Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography
keywords: Avulsion; Foot; Fracture; Radiograph; Sprain