Items tagged “foot”

Avulsion fracture of the 5th metatarsal styloid, also known as a pseudo-Jones fracture or a dancer fracture, is one of the more common foot avulsion injuries and accounts for over 90% of fractures of the base of the 5th metatarsal. Despite what should be a simple entity, controversy exists, as ...

The Böhler angle, also written as Bohler angle or Boehler angle, is also called the calcaneal angle or tuber joint angle. It is used in the assessment of intra-articular calcaneal fractures. Measurement The Böhler angle is the angle on a lateral foot radiograph between a line joining the highe...

Haglund syndrome refers to the triad (Haglund triad) of: insertional Achilles tendinopathy retrocalcaneal bursitis Haglund deformity (i.e. posterosuperior calcaneal exostosis) Terminology Haglund syndrome is a painful condition of the heel and its diagnosis requires a combinatio...

A Jones fracture is a fracture of the proximal metadiaphyseal junction of the fifth metatarsal bone that involves the 4th-5th metatarsal articulation. Pathology It is a transverse fracture at the base of the fifth metatarsal, 1.5 to 3 cm distal to the proximal tuberosity at the metadiaphyseal ...

Lisfranc injuries, also called Lisfranc fracture-dislocations, are the most common type of dislocation involving the foot and correspond to the dislocation of the articulation of the tarsus with the metatarsal bases. Pathology Anatomy The Lisfranc joint articulates the tarsus with the metatar...

An accessory navicular is a large accessory ossicle that can be present adjacent to the medial side of the navicular bone. The tibialis posterior tendon often inserts with a broad attachment into the ossicle. Most cases are asymptomatic but in a small proportion, it may cause painful tendinosis ...

A hallux valgus (plural: halluces valgi) is a fixed abduction of the first metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe. It is usually due to metatarsus primus varus which is a medial deviation or adduction of the first metatarsal with an increased first-second metatarsal angle. In many cases it ...

The flexor hallucis brevis (FHB) muscle is one of the small muscles of the foot that is involved in flexion of the first toe. The hallux sesamoid bones are embedded within its tendon.  Summary origin: plantar surface of cuboid and lateral cuneiform insertion: medial and lateral sesamoid bones...

Fibular trochlea hypertrophy, also known as peroneal tubercle hypertrophy refers to the presence of an unusually large fibular trochlea. Epidemiology Dependent on the definition, the incidence of enlarged fibular trochlea has been reported to be from 20.5 - 24% 2. Clinical presentation Compl...