Stress fracture of the distal phalanx of the great toe in a professional ballet dancer: A case report

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1564-1566

  Lo, Sam L ^a   Zoga, Adam C ^b   Elias, Ilan ^b   Peterson, Judith R ^b   Chao, Wen ^c   Green, Julie ^d   Morrison, William B ^b  

^a BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons   (United States)

^d Pennsylvania Ballet   (United States)

Author keywords

Foot injury; MRI; Overuse; Stress injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLET DANCER; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; DANCING; DISTAL PHALANX; FOLLOW UP; FOOT PAIN; HALLUX; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS FRACTURE; SURGEON; TOE DISTAL PHALANX STRESS FRACTURE; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DANCING; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HALLUX; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; PAIN; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548142650     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507299236     Document Type: Article

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