Idiopathic osteonecrosis of the second metatarsal head

Authors :: Ryosuke Kuroda
Tomoyuki Matsumoto
Toshiyuki Mizuno
Masahiro Kurosaka
Shinichi Ikuta
Yutaka Mifune
Source :: Clinical Imaging. 31:431-433
Publication Year :: 2007
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2007.
Abstract: Idiopathic necrosis of the second metatarsal head is quite unusual in adults. We present a rare case of idiopathic osteonecrosis of the second metatarsal head in an adult via magnetic resonance imaging, which enabled an early diagnosis of the necrosis before osteochondral deformity could develop. This case is noteworthy due to its rarity and its successful nonoperative treatment.