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Navicular Stress Fractures
- Source :
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 29:148-157
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2020.
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Abstract
- Navicular stress fractures are multifactorial injuries due to chronic overload on the navicular, particularly in young athletes. The navicular is subject to unique stresses and has a complex blood supply, making it susceptible to stress fractures and potentially delayed union or nonunion. Expeditious diagnosis is critical to prevent a delay in treatment and a poor outcome. Advanced imaging is essential in making the diagnosis and monitoring healing. Both nonsurgical and surgical treatments have demonstrated good results. Nonsurgical management consists of a period of immobilization and nonweight bearing, and surgical management typically involves open reduction and internal fixation. Patients need to be appropriately counseled regarding expectations for these challenging injuries.
- Subjects :
- 030222 orthopedics
medicine.medical_specialty
Stress fractures
Fractures, Stress
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Nonunion
Tarsal Bones
030229 sport sciences
medicine.disease
Surgery
Fracture Fixation, Internal
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Athletes
Fracture fixation
medicine
Delayed union
Humans
Internal fixation
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Blood supply
business
Reduction (orthopedic surgery)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19405480 and 1067151X
- Volume :
- 29
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bf884ae5542e0bd7a572c5bfe210a3f4