OBJECTIVES This study aims to investigate the relationship between clinical and US findings together with the prevalence and distribution of US findings indicative of monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposition within the foot in patients with gout. METHODS A total of 50 patients with gout attending the in-patient and the out-patient clinics of the Rheumatology Departments were prospectively en...

Internal fixation of sagittal navicular fractures has a good prognosis. With careful case selection 80% should return to normal work. Osseous union of these fractures is not necessary for a satisfactory outcome to surgery. In view of the poor prognosis for conservative treatment, internal fixation of fractured navicular bones should be considered in all cases and carried out as soon after fract...

In the current work, a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging procedure to evaluate quasi-static motion of the calcaneus, cuboid, navicular, and talus is presented. It is focused on the applicability of a newly developed foot loading and positioning device. For that purpose, tarsal bone positions of three healthy subjects in a pronated and a supinated foot excursion under bodyweight were repeatedly me...

A 62-year-old woman with severe seizure disorder presented with right ankle and foot pain after being found down, presumably following a seizure recurrence. Imaging showed an acute comminuted fracture of the anterolateral aspect of the right calcaneus, as well as an acute avulsion fracture of the right navicular tuberosity at the site of insertion of the tibialis posterior tendon. This fracture...

BACKGROUND For future etiologic cohort studies in runners it is important to identify whether (hyper)pronation of the foot, decreased ankle joint dorsiflexion (AJD) and the degree of the extension of the first Metatarsophalangeal joint (MTP1) are risk factors for running injuries and to determine possible sex differences.These parameters are frequently determined with the navicular drop test (N...

Congenital orthopaedic disorders are not infrequent. Even though some orthopaedic disorders are immediately obvious at birth (such as congenital talipes equinovarus [CTEV]), others are not apparent or may even be hidden (such as congenital bone hypoplasia). This means that a comprehensive orthopaedic examination is of great value when screening for congenital orthopaedic disorders [7]. Congenit...

Stress fractures of the tarsal navicular, first described in 1970, were initially thought to be rare injuries. Heightened awareness and increased participation in athletics has resulted in more frequent diagnosis and more aggressive treatment. The vascular supply of the tarsal navicular results in a relatively avascular zone in the central one-third, which experiences severe compressive forces ...