Presentation
Slipped over a step and felt pain in the lateral aspect of the foot.
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Pseudo-Jones fracture
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Three x-rays of the left foot demonstrating a fracture through the base of the fifth metatarsal involving the tarsometatarsal joint. This is in keeping with a pseudo-Jones fracture.
Case courtesy of Bob Cook, MD. Western Memorial Regional Hospital Corner Brook, Newfoundland.