Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (Aug 2021)

Osteonecrosis of the Intermediate Cuneiform: A Case Report

  • Gustavo Araujo Nunes,
  • Matheus Levy Almeida Taveira de Souza,
  • Bruno Maciel Braga,
  • Mateus Martins Marcatti,
  • Fabrício Melo Bertolini,
  • Otaviano de Oliveira Junior

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1715513
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 56, no. 3
pp. 394 – 398

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Abstract Osteonecrosis is a disease that rarely affects the bones of the foot. When present, it is more common in the talus and in the navicular. Cases of osteonecrosis of the intermediate cuneiform are extremely rare, and after a thorough bibliographic review, we found only five reports in the literature, all of them in pediatric patients. Below, we present the case of an adult patient with osteonecrosis of the intermediate cuneiform that was resistant to conservative treatment. Thus, we proposed a surgical approach with good results. Level of Evidence V; Therapeutic Studies; Expert Opinion.

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