Case: Lower limb radiograph #98639506
Lower limb Intermediate
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
Image: Hellerhoff via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized and converted to WebP
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Answer: Fifth metatarsal fracture (Jones / base)
What to look for in fifth metatarsal fracture (jones / base)
- Tuberosity avulsion vs metadiaphyseal fracture.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): "Echte" Jones-Fraktur: Keine Beteiligung des tarsometatarsalen, aber knapp des intermetatarsalen Gelenks. Höhere Gefahr einer Pseudarthrose als bei der proximaleren Avulsion der Tuberositas.
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
