Bipartate sesamoid

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Great toe pain following impaction injury with door frame.

Patient Data

Age: 15 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

On the DP view of the great toe, the medial sesamoid bone is bipartate with a linear lucency projected across its waist. This is not a fracture.

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