Foot Fracture
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Foot Fracture Types
Types of foot fractures include:
Calcaneus fracture
:
Fracture of the heel bone
Metatarsal fracture:
Fracture of the long bones of the foot
Phalanges foot fracture:
Toe fracture
Talus fracture:
Bone at the base of the ankle
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Foot Fracture Types: Calcaneus
Related Topics:
Ankle fracture
Ankle injury
Calcaneus fracture
Foot contusion
Foot injury
Foot pain
Toe fracture
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Foot injury
Foot injury below the ankle
Toe injury
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Last Updated: Aug 29, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Foot Fracture References:
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Kunkel M, Miller SD. Return to work after foot and ankle injury. Foot Ankle Clin. 2002 Jun;7(2):421-8, viii.
Luetters CM, Keegan TH, Sidney S, Quesenberry CP, Prill M, Sternfeld B, Kelsey J. Risk factors for foot fracture among individuals aged 45 years and older. Osteoporos Int. 2004 Dec;15(12):957-63.
Tran T, Thordarson D. Functional outcome of multiply injured patients with associated foot injury. Foot Ankle Int. 2002 Apr;23(4):340-3.
