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01-05-2007 | Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine

Painful os intermetatarseum in athletes: report of four cases and review of the literature

Authors: Tomoyuki Nakasa, Kohei Fukuhara, Nobuo Adachi, Mitsuo Ochi

Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Issue 4/2007

Abstract

Introduction

A painful os intermetatarseum, which described the compression of the deep peroneal nerve by an os intermetatarseum, is a very rare condition. The authors reported four cases of painful os intermetatarseum in athletes and reviewed the present literature.

Case presentation

We present four cases of a painful os intermetatarseum in athletes, who complained of pain over the dorsum of their foot associated with paresthesias in the first web space. Surgical excision of the os intermetatarseum relieved the pain in all patients. All patients returned to previous sporting activities.

Conclusion

We should consider a painful os intermetatarseum as being the cause of dorsal foot pain in athletes, and surgical excision of the os intermetatarseum is effective for these patients.

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Title: Painful os intermetatarseum in athletes: report of four cases and review of the literature
Authors: Tomoyuki Nakasa
Kohei Fukuhara
Nobuo Adachi
Mitsuo Ochi
Publication date: 01-05-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Issue 4/2007
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Electronic ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-006-0195-5

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Painful os intermetatarseum in athletes: report of four cases and review of the literature

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Introduction

Case presentation

Conclusion

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