Presentation
Forefoot pain from 7 months ago.
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Subchondral insufficiency fracture - metatarsal head
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Marrow edema centered on the 3rd metatarsal head and neck displays low signal intensity on T1W and high signal intensity on PD fat-suppressed images that extends to the midshaft of the 3rd metatarsal. Surrounding soft tissue inflammatory change.
Case Discussion
Subchondral insufficiency fracture refers to a type of stress fracture that occurs below the chondral surface on a weight-bearing surface of a bone due to mechanical failure of subchondral cancellous bone.