Nutcracker fracture refers to the comminuted fracture of the cuboid bone of the foot.[1][2][3] If treated improperly, it can lead to lateral column shortening and significant pain.[4] Nutcracker fracture is rare because of the relatively protected position of cuboid in the midfoot.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Hermel, M. B.; Gershon-Cohen, J. (1 June 1953). "The Nutcracker Fracture of the Cuboid by Indirect Violence". Radiology. 60 (6): 850–854. doi:10.1148/60.6.850. ISSN 0033-8419. PMID 13064390. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Sassine, Tannous Jorge; Terra, Bernardo Barcellos; Giordano, Vincenzo; Ejnisman, Benno (1 February 2021). "Cuboid nutcracker fracture in a 9-year-old child". BMJ Case Reports. 14 (2): e240441. doi:10.1136/bcr-2020-240441. ISSN 1757-790X. PMC 7868228. PMID 33541960. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Yu, Guangrong; Yu, Tao; Yang, Yunfeng; Yuan, Feng (2013). "Old nutcracker fracture of cuboid". Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. 47 (3): 310–312. doi:10.4103/0019-5413.111513. ISSN 0019-5413. PMC 3687911. PMID 23798765.
  4. ↑ Azar, Frederick M.; Canale, S. Terry; Beaty, James H. (2020-12-23). Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 978-0-323-67219-1.
  5. ↑ Lucerna, Alan; Espinosa, James; Butler, Nicholas; Wenke, Ashley; Caltabiano, Nicole (3 April 2018). "Nutcracker Cuboid Fracture: A Case Report and Review". Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2018: 1–3. doi:10.1155/2018/3804642. PMC 5903328. PMID 29850286.
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