Citation

Roche AJ, Calder JD. Foot Ankle Surg. 2014; 20(1): 71-73.

Affiliation

Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Chelsesa and Westminster Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW10 9TR, United Kingdom. Electronic address: james.calder@imperial.ac.uk.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.fas.2013.09.003

PMID

24480505

Abstract

Plantar plate injuries to the hallux in elite athlete could potentially be career threatening. Reports in the literature are invariably linked to a significant traumatic episode. The occurrence of an atraumatic severe plantar plate injury in the presence of a bipartite sesamoid may suggest a stress related phenomenon. We present a case in an elite soccer player who was treated surgically and returned to top-level competition. The case is reported in detail and differences to other reports in the literature discussed.

Copyright © 2013 European Foot and Ankle Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Fracture; Hallux; Sesamoid