Presentation
The patient fell from the ladder for 4 hours, clinical examination: tenderness & swelling of the left foot.
Patient Data
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Left cuboid bone fracture is noted
Left 3rd metatarsal bone fracture is noted
Mild soft tissue swelling

Left cuboid bone fracture is noted (arrow)
Left 3rd metatarsal bone fracture is noted (arrow)
Mild soft tissue swelling
Case Discussion
Non-displaced fractures and stress fractures are treated with conservative methods of treatment while complex injuries involving complex fractures with significant displacement and intra-articular involvement require anatomic reduction and external or internal osteosynthesis.