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Freiberg infraction


osteochondrosis of the metatarsal head
  • usually 2nd, less commonly in the 1st and 3rd

  • originally thought to be a form of aseptic necrosis
  • now thought to be an infarction or a stress fracture

  • late adolescence

  • articular end becomes flattened (sometimes concave and irregular)
  • small ossicles may form after healing
  • DJD is commonly a late complication


Yong H. Hahn, MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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