Intramedullary Screw Fixation of a Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Stress Fracture in an Elite Athlete: A Case Report

Intramedullary screw fixation of proximal fifth metatarsal fractures is a simple surgical procedure, enabling early postoperative weight-bearing and subsequently rapid return to competitive sport, which is of great significance for elite athletes. The procedure is described in an elite basketball pl...

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Autor principal: Sauer, Steffen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishers 2017
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5553494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28825012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1599833
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description Intramedullary screw fixation of proximal fifth metatarsal fractures is a simple surgical procedure, enabling early postoperative weight-bearing and subsequently rapid return to competitive sport, which is of great significance for elite athletes. The procedure is described in an elite basketball player in this article. Pes cavus and hindfoot varus alignment potentiate cyclic loading onto the fifth metatarsal and should be addressed as it may represent underestimated factors concerning fracture prognosis.
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spelling pubmed-55534942017-08-18 Intramedullary Screw Fixation of a Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Stress Fracture in an Elite Athlete: A Case Report Sauer, Steffen Surg J (N Y) Intramedullary screw fixation of proximal fifth metatarsal fractures is a simple surgical procedure, enabling early postoperative weight-bearing and subsequently rapid return to competitive sport, which is of great significance for elite athletes. The procedure is described in an elite basketball player in this article. Pes cavus and hindfoot varus alignment potentiate cyclic loading onto the fifth metatarsal and should be addressed as it may represent underestimated factors concerning fracture prognosis. Thieme Medical Publishers 2017-03-17 /pmc/articles/PMC5553494/ /pubmed/28825012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1599833 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Intramedullary Screw Fixation of a Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Stress Fracture in an Elite Athlete: A Case Report
title Intramedullary Screw Fixation of a Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Stress Fracture in an Elite Athlete: A Case Report
title_full Intramedullary Screw Fixation of a Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Stress Fracture in an Elite Athlete: A Case Report
title_fullStr Intramedullary Screw Fixation of a Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Stress Fracture in an Elite Athlete: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Intramedullary Screw Fixation of a Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Stress Fracture in an Elite Athlete: A Case Report
title_short Intramedullary Screw Fixation of a Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Stress Fracture in an Elite Athlete: A Case Report
title_sort intramedullary screw fixation of a proximal fifth metatarsal stress fracture in an elite athlete: a case report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5553494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28825012
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