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Department
of Podiatry
Metatarsal
Fractures
Unfixed
osteotomies are more at risk of developing deformity and
nonunion. Increased callous formation is attempt of body
to stabilise fragments.
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Fracture
of 3rd metatarsal shaft.
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No
evidence of fracture on the AP view (left), fracture obvious
from Oblique view (right).
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Fracture
difficult to visualise (unless of course someone has been
as kind as to circle it, as in this example).
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