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Stress Fracture of Sesamoid Bone of the Great Toe: Report of Two Cases

Tatsuro Yamauchi, Touru Numata, Saburo Nakashima, Kouichi Ieiri

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Stress fracture of the sesamoid bone are quite uncommon. Specially the fibular sesamoid is more rarely injured. We experienced two stress fractures of the sesamoid bone of the great toe. The cause is a repeated microtrauma. The treatment consisted of compression bandaging and non-weight bearing. But when clinical sign continued, surgical treatment is necessary.

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Stress fracture of the sesamoid bone are quite uncommon. Specially the fibular sesamoid is more rarely injured. We experienced two stress fractures of the sesamoid bone of the great toe. The cause is a repeated microtrauma. The treatment consisted of compression bandaging and non-weight bearing. But when clinical sign continued, surgical treatment is necessary.

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Stress fracture of the sesamoid bone are quite uncommon. Specially the fibular sesamoid is more rarely injured. We experienced two stress fractures of the sesamoid bone of the great toe. The cause is a repeated microtrauma. The treatment consisted of compression bandaging and non-weight bearing. But when clinical sign continued, surgical treatment is necessary.

Key concepts: Sesamoid bone, Microtrauma, Stress fractures, Medicine, Fracture (geology), Surgery, Radiography, Geology

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