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The hallux sesamoids revisited

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The hallux sesamoids are vulnerable to signifycant injury and weight-bearing stress in both the athlete and the nonathlete. Unfortunately, they are often dismissed as inconsequential accessory bones. The historical significance, embryology, anatomy, and physiology of the sesamoids and the salient features of both traumatic and nontraumatic pathologic conditions affecting these structures are presented. Because the sesamoids can be responsible for prolonged disabling foot pain and discomfort, it is important for both clinician and radiologist to pay attention to these bones and recognize the early signs of abnormality.

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  1. Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York, USA

    Hollis G. Potter M.D. & Helene Pavlov M.D., F.A.C.R.

  2. The Hospital for Special Surgery and New York Hospital, New York, New York, USA

    Hollis G. Potter M.D. & Helene Pavlov M.D., F.A.C.R.

  3. University of Vermont School of Medicine and Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, USA

    Tod G. Abrahams M.D.

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Potter, H.G., Pavlov, H. & Abrahams, T.G. The hallux sesamoids revisited. Skeletal Radiol. 21, 437–444 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00190986

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