title: Localized naviculocuneiform arthrodesis combined with osteosynthesis of fracture nonunion of the tarsal navicular bone using a locked plating system.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Navicular fracture is still challenging disorder to treat because there is a risk of nonunion, avascular necrosis and symptomatic osteoarthritis.
  A 40-year-old woman with an ununited fracture of the tarsal navicular bone was treated with localized naviculocuneiform arthrodesis (arthrodesis of the navicular, the middle cuneiform, and the lateral cuneiform). Fusion with the navicular, the middle cuneiform, and the lateral cuneiform as well as union of fracture of the navicular was confirmed on the radiographs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Localized naviculocuneiform arthrodesis using a locked plating system is one of the options to treat nonunion of the navicular bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Hyogo University of Health Sciences, 1-3-6 Minatojima, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-8530, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.affiliation: Nishikawa Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Clinic, 1-2-1 Mukonoso-honmachi, Amagasaki 661-0031, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8501 Japan.
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kashiwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8501 Japan.
authors.forename: Kenjiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsunemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8501 Japan.
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8501 Japan.
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8501 Japan.
authors.forename: Juichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8501 Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshiya
keywords: Fracture nonunion; Locked plating system; Navicular; Naviculocuneiform arthrodesis