Tarsometatarsal Injury
Citation
Weir, E. & Carline, T. (1998) Tarsometatarsal Injury, British Journal of Podiatry, vol. 1, , pp. 71-72,
Abstract
A patient presented at a sports injury clinic with pain,
swelling and bruising over the medial longitudinal arch. The
diagnosis was found to be a tarsometatarsal injury.
Tarsometatarsal fractures account for 0.2% of all fractures.1
Accurate diagnosis of injuries of this type may be difficult,2
and, although obvious injury will be detectable by radiographs,
subtle subluxations may go undetected.3 While the
radiographic criteria for diagnosis have been detailed in many
studies,3-5 the clinical diagnosis of this type of injury has
received little attention.3 This illustrative case demonstrates
the clinical findings evident to the podiatrist upon examination
of the foot, which may aid in the diagnosis of the more
subtle presentation of this type of injury.