Navicular fracture

Case contributed by Bahman Rasuli
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Longitudinal fracture through the navicular lateral part, which is mildly distracted but not displaced.

Type III accessory navicular with a transverse fracture.

Alignment within normal limits.

mri

Non displaced longitudinal fracture of the navicular bone along its lateral part with subjacent marrow edema/bruise.

Transverse fracture through the accessory navicular; type III with subjacent marrow edema/bruise.

Bone marrow edema/bruise along with talus.

Case Discussion

MR images demonstrate nondisplaced navicular fractures.

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