Atypical stress-avulsion fracture of the Lisfranc joint complex

O’Neill, Barry J.; Sweeney, Laura A.; Moroney, Paul J.; Mulhall, Kevin J.

Affiliations

¹Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Ireland

Abstract and keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome and systemic erythematosus have been associated with metatarsal stress fractures. Stress fractures of the Lisfranc joint complex are uncommon injuries but have been reported to occur most frequently in ballet dancers. We present a case of an avulsion fracture of the Lisfranc joint complex that occurred spontaneously. We have reviewed the association between systemic conditions and metatarsal fractures and proposed a series of hypothetical pathological events that may have contributed to this unusual injury.

Level of Evidence: Therapeutic, Level IV: Case report

Keywords: trauma; general disorders; fractures; sprains; strains; sports podiatry

Links

DOI: 10.1177/1938640014521832

PubMed: 24521754

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