Moamen Elhaddad, Alexander Carrillo-Kashani, David J Soomekh
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Abstract
Case: A 33-year-old healthy male ballet dancer presented with acute dorsal forefoot pain and swelling after rehearsal without antecedent trauma. CT demonstrated an isolated dorsally displaced, intra-articular osteochondral fracture of the third metatarsal head, a rare injury. The fragment was anatomically reduced and fixed with a 2.4 mm compression pin. Postoperatively, the patient underwent protected weight-bearing, early range-of-motion, and delayed push-off for 6 weeks, followed by rehabilitation. At 8 months, he was pain-free with full motion and returned to unrestricted dance.
Conclusion: This case underscores the rarity of isolated third metatarsal head osteochondral fractures and highlights intraoperative features that aid accurate identification and anatomic reduction.
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JBJS Case Connector helps improve patient care by providing the medical community with a journal that harnesses technology to provide information tools for discovery and reporting of unusual musculoskeletal problems, findings, treatment, and outcomes. Co-edited by Thomas W. Bauer, MD, PhD, and Ronald W. Lindsey, MD, JBJS Case Connector assists orthopaedic surgeons in the search for precedents, connections, and trends in their efforts to improve patient care. Using this unique journal, surgeons can find the commonalities between cases, benefit from the experience of their peers, and filter case information by many important variables in order to provide the best possible care for orthopaedic patients. This cross-referenced online journal includes thousands of orthopaedic case reports. It compiles symptoms, conditions, and demographic details to empower surgeons to find cases similar to theirs. Surgeons can mine the database to reveal emerging trends and identify patterns, distinguishing between truly rare cases and repeated, related single instances of a larger problem. The JBJS Case Connector Image Quiz feature provides interactive quizzes based on images from content published by JBJS and includes a discussion area for further exploration of ideas and concepts. The JBJS Image Quiz app for iPad and iPhone is available in the App Store. Contributions to JBJS Case Connector are welcomed from anywhere in the world and are considered on their merits. Articles must be written in English and should be submitted as outlined in the Instructions to Authors. All authors must abide by the JBJS ethics policies and all submissions to JBJS Case Connector are covered by the JBJS embargo policy.
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