Symptomatic accessory navicular bone: A case series

Surgical treatment of the symptomatic accessory navicular.

The accessory navicular is occasionally the source of pain and local tenderness over the instep. If conservative measures fail, surgical treatment may be required and the results of 62 operations to one or both feet in 47 patients are reported. Twenty-six patients were treated by the Kidner operation, in which the main insertion of the tibialis posterior is re-routed; in the remaining 21 the os...

Symptomatic and asymptomatic accessory navicular bones: findings of Tc-99m MDP bone scintigraphy.

AIM The accuracy of bone scintigraphy in diagnosing symptomatic accessory navicular bones has not been well studied. We conducted a retrospective study to explore the results and use of scintigraphy in symptomatic and asymptomatic accessory navicular bones. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirteen patients with a total of 13 symptomatic and 10 asymptomatic accessory navicular bones were included in the...

Osteomyelitis of the accessory navicular bone in the foot. A case report.

The accessory navicular is one of the most symptomatic bones of the foot. Osteonecrosis and fracture of this bone have been previously described. We report a case of osteomyelitis of an accessory navicular bone in a young girl, to make treating clinicians aware of this rare possibility.

Fracture of the accessory navicular.

Chondroblastoma of the Navicular Bone (Case Report)

This is a case report of a 24-year-old man who presented with increased pain and firm swelling of the right foot after a minor twisting injury. Radiography, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings showed ancillary information that was helpful for surgical treatment. The final diagnosis was confirmed as chondroblastoma of the navicular bone based on the pathology r...