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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2021; 56(03): 394-398
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715513
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Oncologia

Osteonecrosis of the Intermediate Cuneiform: A Case Report[*]

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1   Departamento de Ortopedia, Instituto Orizonti, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
2   Grupo de Cirurgia do Pé e Tornozelo, Hospital Universitário Ciências Médicas (FCMMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
3   Departamento de Ortopedia, Hospital da Baleia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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4   Departamento de Ortopedia, Hospital Mater Dei, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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5   Departamento de Ortopedia, Hospital São José, Conselheiro Lafaiete, MG, Brasil
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1   Departamento de Ortopedia, Instituto Orizonti, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
2   Grupo de Cirurgia do Pé e Tornozelo, Hospital Universitário Ciências Médicas (FCMMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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2   Grupo de Cirurgia do Pé e Tornozelo, Hospital Universitário Ciências Médicas (FCMMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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1   Departamento de Ortopedia, Instituto Orizonti, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
2   Grupo de Cirurgia do Pé e Tornozelo, Hospital Universitário Ciências Médicas (FCMMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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Abstract

Osteonecrosis is a disease that rarely affects the bones of the foot. When present, it is more common in the talus and in the navicular. Cases of osteonecrosis of the intermediate cuneiform are extremely rare, and after a thorough bibliographic review, we found only five reports in the literature, all of them in pediatric patients. Below, we present the case of an adult patient with osteonecrosis of the intermediate cuneiform that was resistant to conservative treatment. Thus, we proposed a surgical approach with good results. Level of Evidence V; Therapeutic Studies; Expert Opinion.

* Study conducted at the University Hospital of Medical Sciences (FCMMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.




Publication History

Received: 27 March 2020

Accepted: 01 June 2020

Article published online:
25 September 2020

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