Painful Accessory Bones of the Foot

Theodore T. Miller

doi:10.1055/s-2002-32361

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2002; 06(2): 153-162
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-32361

Painful Accessory Bones of the Foot

Theodore T. Miller

Department of Radiology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, and North Shore Imaging Associates, P.C., Great Neck, NY

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Sesamoid bones and secondary centers of ossification account for the accessory bones of the foot, and there is a wide range of frequency with which these different ossicles appear. They are usually incidental asymptomatic findings on imaging studies, and their clinical importance lies in not mistaking them for fractures. Occasionally these ossicles can become painful due to fracture, degenerative changes, avascular necrosis, and irritation or impingement of adjacent soft tissue.

KEYWORDS

Sesamoid bones - accessory ossicles - symptomatic normal variants

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