Cuneiform fracture
Other namesMedial Cuneiform Fracture, Intermediate Cuneiform Fracture, Lateral Cuneiform Fracture, Isolated Cuneiform Fracture, Cuneiform Dislocation, Isolated medial cuneiform fracture, Cuneiform Stress Fracture[1]
An X-ray of a Medial cuneiform fracture
SpecialtyOrthopedics
Symptomspain, swelling, restricted movements, difficulty walking.[2]

A Cuneiform fracture is an injury of the foot in which one or more of the Cuneiform bones are fractured.[3] The annual incidence of cuboid fracture is 1.8 injuries per 100,000 population.[4]

Causes

While cuneiform fractures are fairly rare, the most commonly fractured cuneiform bone is the Medial cuneiform, typically the cause of a cuneiform fracture is by physical trauma (direct blow) to the cuneiform, as well as the result of an avulsion fracture and a result of axial load,[5] but can also be the result of a stress reaction that progressed with continued weight-bearing and physical activity.[6]

References

  1. https://wikism.org/Cuneiform_Fracture#cite_note-1
  2. https://www.eurorad.org/case/16192#:~:text=The%20patient%20usually%20presents%20with,radiographs%20especially%20in%20emergency%20services.
  3. https://radiopaedia.org/articles/medial-cuneiform-fracture?lang=us
  4. Court-Brown, Charles M.; Zinna, Shabreen; Ekrol, Ingri (September 2006). "Classification and epidemiology of mid-foot fractures". The Foot. 16 (3): 138–141. doi:10.1016/j.foot.2006.03.003. ISSN 0958-2592.
  5. https://pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/publications/isolated-medial-cuneiform-fractures-a-systematic-search-and-quali
  6. https://wikism.org/Cuneiform_Fracture


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