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Red Herring in Orthopedics: A Case Report on Painful Os Vesalianum Pedis Masquerading as an Avulsion Fracture of 5th Metatarsal and Review of Literature

INTRODUCTION: Os vesalianum pedis (OVP) is a rare accessory ossicle of the foot located proximal to the base of 5th metatarsal. It is usually asymptomatic but can mimic an avulsion fracture of proximal 5th metatarsal and is an infrequent cause of lateral foot pain. There have only been 11 cases of s...

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Autores principales: Mathew, Ashish Jacob, Hugh, Clint, Nath, Sanjay, Pillai, Manju G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10308977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37398539
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2023.v13.i06.3702