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JONES FRACTURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A fracture at the base of the fifth metatarsal.

OBS

The term has been used loosely to refer to two types of fractures: an avulsion fracture of the tuberosity caused by a pull of the peroneus brevis, which inserts on this tuberosity, and a fracture through the proximal metaphysis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
OBS

Ce terme désigne deux types de fractures : une fracture-arrachement de l'apophyse styloïde par contraction brutale du muscle court péronier latéral, et une fracture métaphysaire proximale.

Spanish

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