Kohler disease

Case contributed by Fateme Hosseinabadi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Pain and swelling

Patient Data

Age: 4 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Wafer-like (thinned) navicular bone with sclerosis and adjacent soft tissue swelling.

Case Discussion

Childhood-onset osteonecrosis of the navicular bone in the foot is Kohler disease and Mueller Weiss syndrome is the adult counterpart of navicular bone osteonecrosis.

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