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Bilateral Fracture of the Base of the Fifth Metatarsal. A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Orthopedic-Trauma Service, Nianankoro Fomba Hospital, Ségou, Mali
Orthopedic-Trauma Service, Sikasso Hospital, Sikasso, Mali
Orthopedic-Trauma Service, Gabriel Touré Hospital, Bamako, Mali
Orthopedic-Trauma Service, Gabriel Touré Hospital, Bamako, Mali
Anesthesia-Resuscitation Service, Nianankoro Fomba Hospital, Ségou, Mali
Medical Imaging Service, Nianankoro Fomba Hospital, Ségou, Mali
Orthopedic-Trauma Service, Nianankoro Fomba Hospital, Ségou, Mali
Orthopedic-Trauma Service, Gabriel Touré Hospital, Bamako, Mali
- 1 Orthopedic-Trauma Service, Nianankoro Fomba Hospital, Ségou, Mali
- 2 Orthopedic-Trauma Service, Sikasso Hospital, Sikasso, Mali
- 3 Orthopedic-Trauma Service, Gabriel Touré Hospital, Bamako, Mali
- 4 Orthopedic-Trauma Service, Gabriel Touré Hospital, Bamako, Mali
- 5 Anesthesia-Resuscitation Service, Nianankoro Fomba Hospital, Ségou, Mali
- 6 Medical Imaging Service, Nianankoro Fomba Hospital, Ségou, Mali
- 7 Orthopedic-Trauma Service, Nianankoro Fomba Hospital, Ségou, Mali
- 8 Orthopedic-Trauma Service, Gabriel Touré Hospital, Bamako, Mali
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Abstract
We report an unusual case of basic bilateral fracture of fifth metatarsals in a 48 years old post-menopausal woman. She had previously been treated for arterial high blood pressure, parathyroidectomy and rheumatoid arthritis by a long corticotherapy treatment. The lesion was caused by an indirect mechanism in an overweight context. The diagnosis of a pseudarthrosis of the base of the fifth metatarsals was maintained after 7-month treatment. The patient received a treatment of both pseudarthrosis. The post-operative periods were simple. After a 9-month follow-up, the treatment allowed consolidation with painless feet allowing her to resume work.
KeywordsFractureBilateralFifth Metatarsal
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