MR imaging and ultrasound of metatarsalgia--the lesser metatarsals.

Abstract

Metatarsalgia is a common problem for many in the community.

The condition includes many different entities, such as interdigital neuroma, synovitis or metatarsophalangeal joint instability, Freiberg infarction, stress fractures, and systemic disorders.

Many patients presenting with metatarsalgia have a combination of diagnostic abnormalities.

The key is to establish the principal pathology and from there construct an appropriate treatment regimen.

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Publication date

2008-11-28

Journal

Radiologic clinics of North America
Radiol Clin North Am (0033-8389)

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Language

Eng.

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Radiologic Clinics of North America

Symbion Imaging, Vaucluse Hospital, 82 Moreland Road, Brunswick, 3056, Victoria, Australia. drjules [at] optusnet.com.au

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Radiol Clin North Am. 2008 Nov;46(6):1061-78, vi-vii