Sesamoid fracture

Last revised by Bahman Rasuli on 25 Dec 2022

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Rasuli B, Murphy A, et al. Sesamoid fracture. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-74743

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-74743

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/74743

rID:

74743

Article created:

4 Mar 2020, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

25 Dec 2022, Bahman Rasuli ◉

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Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Synonyms:

Sesamoid fractures
Fractures of sesamoids

Sesamoid fractures occur as a result of trauma to a previous unipartite sesamoid bone. They mostly occur in relation to the sesamoids of the foot - i.e. Hallux sesamoid or hand sesamoids.

Radiographic features

On some occasions, an acute fracture of the unipartite sesamoid can be differentiated from a congenital bipartite sesamoid using a bone scan or MRI ¹. The separated bony margins may be sharper on a radiograph.