Abstract
Freiberg’s disease, metatarsal avascular necrosis, is most often seen in healthy athletic
adolescent girls. Presenting symptoms include vague pain, swelling, and loss of motion
in the involved metatarsophalangeal joints. Low-grade osteomyelitis often is difficult
to identify. In this case report, we present a 14-year-old girl with low-grade osteomyelitis
of the fifth metatarsal accompanied by possible Freiberg’s disease in the same metatarsal.
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Published online: September 14, 2012
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© 2012 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
