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ArticleCureus2018

Is Use of Bone Cement for Treatment of Second Metatarsal Stress Fractures Safe? A Case Report.

Haley M McKissack, Jun Kit He, Tyler P Montgomery, John T Wilson, Aaradhana J Jha, Leonardo V Moraes, Ashish Shah

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Article in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Haley M McKissackOrthopaedics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
Jun Kit HeOrthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
Tyler P MontgomeryOrthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
John T WilsonOrthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
Aaradhana J JhaOrthopaedics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Leonardo V MoraesOrthopedics, Instituto De Assistência Médica Ao Servidor Público Estadual (IAMPSE), São Paulo, BRA.
Ashish ShahOrthopaedics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
Harvard University · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USHospital do Servidor Público Estadual · BRMassachusetts General Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metatarsal stress fractures are common injuries of the foot and can be a source of chronic pain without appropriate management. Conservative management is first line, but surgery may be indicated in athletes, cases of nonunion, and fractures of the fifth metatarsal. We report a case of a 34-year-old female who presented to clinic for intractable pain of the left foot secondary to a stress fracture of the left second metatarsal, which had been previously treated with injectable acrylic bone cement. Calcium sulfate hydroxyapatite cement has a multitude of applications in orthopedic surgery, but to our knowledge no studies have documented its use in the treatment of metatarsal stress fractures. Our findings suggest that injectable calcium sulfate hydroxyapatite cement is not a suitable stand-alone treatment in fractures of the second metatarsal.

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bone cementfoot & anklemetatarsalmetatarsal fracturemetatarsal stress fracturesecond metatarsalsecond metatarsal fracturesecond metatarsal stress fracturestress fracture

Identifiers

PMID30546983
PMCPMC6289564
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