Fracture of the Medial Tibial Sesamoid Bone of the Foot-Case Report
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Ravi Mahalingappa Daddimani,
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital,
Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka-580025, India.
E-mail: ravidaddimani@gmail.com
The sesamoid bone ligament complex of foot contains two sesamoid bones one medial tibial sesamoid and other lateral fibular sesamoid bone, both embedded in the plantar ligament beneath first metatarsal head. The incidence of medial tibial sesamoid bone fracture is rare. Clinically they are often misdiagnosed as soft tissue injuries and often missed. We present a case of fracture medial tibial sesamoid bone in a young athlete who was diagnosed radiologically and treated conservatively with activity restriction and foot wear modification. Our case draws attention to this easily treatable fracture and outlines the investigative modalities in diagnosing this fracture.
Bipartite sesamoid, Fracture, Ultrasonography
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/12899.5831
Date of Submission: Jan 07, 2015
Date of Peer Review: Mar 13, 2015
Date of Acceptance: Mar 20, 2015
Date of Publishing: Apr 01, 2015
Financial OR OTHER COMPETING INTERESTS: None.
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