Taketomi Shuji, Uchiyama Eiji, Iwaso Hiroshi
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (ST).
Foot Ankle Spec. 2013 Oct;6(5):389-92. doi: 10.1177/1938640013501546. Epub 2013 Aug 21.
Stress fracture of the anterior process of the calcaneus is rare. We present a case of a 14-year-old female basketball player who suffered a stress fracture of the anterior process of the calcaneus that was not associated with a calcaneonavicular coalition. After conservative treatment failed, drilling of the fracture site was required to facilitate healing. A possible cause of this rare type of stress fracture seemed to be a long anterior process of the calcaneus.
Therapeutic, Level IV: Case study.