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Medical condition
Nutcracker fracture refers to the comminuted fracture of the cuboid bone of the foot.
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[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.
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References
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
Further reading
Ruffing, Thomas; Rückauer, Tilmann; Bludau, Frederic; Hofmann, Alexander; Muhm, Markus; Suda, Arnold J (2019). "Cuboid nutcracker fracture in children: Management and results". Injury . 50 (2). Elsevier BV: 607–612.
doi :
10.1016/j.injury.2018.12.021 .
ISSN
0020-1383 .
Ceroni, Dimitri; Rosa, Vicenzo De; Coulon, Geraldo De; Kaelin, André (2007). "Cuboid Nutcracker Fracture Due to Horseback Riding in Children". Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics . 27 (5). Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health): 557–561.
doi :
10.1097/01.bpb.0000279031.66774.c0 .
ISSN
0271-6798 .
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