Stress avulsion fracture of the tarsal navicular: An uncommon sports-related overuse injury

We report nine cases of stress-related avulsion fracture of the tarsal navicular in athletes. This uncommon over use injury is thought to occur following repetitive cyclic compressive loading secondary to an impingement of the tarsal navicular. The small dorsal triangular frag ment is best seen in w...

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Published in:The American journal of sports medicine 1991-07, Vol.19 (4), p.392-395
Main Authors: Orava, Sakari, Karpakka, Jarmo, Hulkko, Antero, Takala, Timo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Athletic Injuries - surgery
Athletic Injuries - therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Diagnosis
Female
Foot
Fractures, Stress - surgery
Fractures, Stress - therapy
Humans
Injuries
Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine
Male
Medical sciences
Overuse injuries
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Repetition strain injury
Sports injuries
Stress fractures
Surgery
Tarsal Bones - injuries
Tarsal Bones - surgery
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:We report nine cases of stress-related avulsion fracture of the tarsal navicular in athletes. This uncommon over use injury is thought to occur following repetitive cyclic compressive loading secondary to an impingement of the tarsal navicular. The small dorsal triangular frag ment is best seen in weightbearing lateral view radio graphs and isotope scan and/or tomography help con firm the diagnosis. We feel that operative treatment is the method of choice in highly symptomatic cases and among top athletes because of the shorter recovery time.
ISSN:0363-5465
1552-3365
DOI:10.1177/036354659101900413