Sesamoid fracture

Case contributed by Alborz Jahangiri , 3 Aug 2016
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 10 Jun 2020

Updates to Case Attributes

Age changed from 35 to 35 years.
Body was changed:

Sesamoid fractures are not common and can be mistaken with bipartite sesamoid on plain xrayx-ray.

  • -<p>Sesamoid fractures are not common and can be mistaken with <a href="/articles/multipartite-hallux-sesamoid">bipartite sesamoid</a> on plain xray.</p><p> </p>
  • +<p>Sesamoid fractures are not common and can be mistaken with <a href="/articles/multipartite-hallux-sesamoid">bipartite sesamoid</a> on plain x-ray.</p>

Systems changed:

  • Trauma

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

There is a vertical lucent line through the lateral sesamoid bone suggestive of a fracture.

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