Manoj-Thomas Abraham, Gadgil A
The Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Wales, CF14 4XW, Cardiff, UK.
, 46 Clos Cwm Creunant, Pontprennau, CF23 8LA, Cardiff, UK.
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2006 Jun;16(2):178-180. doi: 10.1007/s00590-005-0045-0. Epub 2006 Mar 23.
Nutcracker fracture of the cuboid is a rare injury usually caused by forced abduction of the forefoot on a fixed hindfoot. We report a case of this fracture in a 58-year-old man who was treated on the principle of ligamentotaxis and the position being held with Kirchner wires for a period of 5 weeks. He recovered without any complications and with good ankle and subtalar movements. At 5 months following the injury he had returned to his previous occupation. We think this novel way of treating this rare fracture is simple and gave a good result in this patient.
