Symptomatic bipartite medial cuneiform. A case report
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Bones of lower extremity, Metatarsophalangeal joint, Metatarsalgia, Magnetic resonance imagingAbstract
The bipartite medial cuneiform is an anatomical variant of the Lisfranc joint in the midfoot, with few
cases reported in the literature. This finding is usually incidental; however, it can be symptomatic.
We present the case of a 30-year-old patient with right foot discomfort of unclear etiology, with normal initial radiological images, in which an MRI revealed focal medullary edema and a pseudoarticulation in the medial wedge. With a very low incidence of a 0.1 to a 2.4%, it is a very rare entity that is often overlooked, where the radiological diagnosis plays a crucial role.
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