CONGENITAL ABSENCE OF THE HALLUX FIBULAR SESAMOID - A CASE-REPORT ANDREVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Citation
Cl. Jeng et al., CONGENITAL ABSENCE OF THE HALLUX FIBULAR SESAMOID - A CASE-REPORT ANDREVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Foot & ankle international, 19(5), 1998, pp. 329-331
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
ISSN journal
10711007
Volume
19
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
329 - 331
Database
ISI
SICI code
1071-1007(1998)19:5<329:CAOTHF>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Congenital absence of the fibular sesamoid of the hallux is an extreme ly rare condition. We could find only one previously reported case in the literature. The authors present a second case of congenital absenc e of the fibular sesamoid and a review of the literature regarding the clinical significance of this anomaly.