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Proximal fractures of 5th metatarsal. The tuberosity avulsion fracture (also known as pseudo-Jones fracture or dancer's fracture [2] is a common fracture of the fifth metatarsal (the bone on the outside edge of the foot extending to the little toe). [3] This fracture is likely caused by the lateral band of the plantar aponeurosis (tendon). [4]
In medicine, an avulsion is an injury in which a body structure is torn off by either trauma or surgery (from the Latin avellere, meaning "to tear off"). [1] The term most commonly refers to a surface trauma where all layers of the skin have been torn away, exposing the underlying structures (i.e., subcutaneous tissue , muscle , tendons , or ...
Type IIIAB: two fracture lines are present, one lateral and one central. Type IIIAC: two fracture lines are present, one lateral and one medial. Type IIIBC: two fracture lines are present, one central and one medial. Type IV fractures consist of fractures with more than three intra-articular fractures. Extra-articular fractures include all ...
A Lisfranc injury, also known as Lisfranc fracture, is an injury of the foot in which one or more of the metatarsal bones are displaced from the tarsus. [1] [2]The injury is named after Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin, a French surgeon and gynecologist who noticed this fracture pattern amongst cavalrymen in 1815, after the War of the Sixth Coalition.
Peyronie’s disease occurs in two stages: the acute phase and the chronic phase. Acute phase. Plaques develop on the internal tough layer of skin during this phase, which can last as long as 18 ...
March fracture – a fracture of the distal third of one of the metatarsals occurring because of recurrent stress; Cuneiform fracture – a fracture of one of the three cuneiform bones typically due to direct blow, axial load, or avulsion [20] Calcaneal fracture – a fracture of the calcaneus (heel bone) Broken toe – a fracture of the pedal ...
Stieda fracture: Alfred Stieda: avulsion fracture of the medial femoral condyle at the origin of the medial collateral ligament: Stieda's fracture at TheFreeDictionary.com: Tillaux fracture: Paul Jules Tillaux: Salter–Harris III fracture of the tibia: forced lateral rotation of foot: Tillaux fracture at Who Named It? Toddler's fracture: Toddlers
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