Bipartite hallucal sesamoid bone – A case report

Publication date: Available online 23 October 2015 Source:Apollo Medicine Author(s): Vikram Khanna, Umamaheshwar Kodide, Nilesh Virani, Raju Vaishya A 34-year-old male patient came with complaints of a twisting injury to the left foot. There was a diffused swelling present in the left foot. The patient had tenderness at the base of the second metatarsal. On X-ray of the left foot, no obvious bony injury was seen, but there was a transverse split seen in the medial hallucal sesamoid bone. The patient was managed symptomatically, and he recovered completely.

Source: Apollo Medicine - November 17, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research