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Cuboid fracture

A cuboid fracture is a fracture of the cuboid bone of the foot. Diagnosis is by X-ray imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, or bone scan. Treatment may be conservative or involve surgery, depending on the type of fracture. They are rare.

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Cuboid fracture
Avulsion fracture of the right cuboid bone of the foot
FrequencyRare1

A cuboid fracture is a fracture of the cuboid bone of the foot. Diagnosis is by X-ray imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, or bone scan.1 Treatment may be conservative or involve surgery, depending on the type of fracture.1 They are rare.1

If the cuboid bone is broken, then it is common for other bones in the foot to be broken or dislocated as well.2 Cuboid fractures are associated with Lisfranc injuries.2

Avulsion fracture of the cuboid on CT source ↗
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  1. Angoules, Antonios G.; Angoules, Nikolaos A.; Georgoudis, Michalis; Kapetanakis, Stylianos (2019-02-18). "Update on diagnosis and management of cuboid fractures". World Journal of Orthopedics. 10 (2): 71–80. doi:10.5312/wjo.v10.i2.71. ISSN 2218-5836. PMC 6379735. PMID 30788224.
  2. Walls, Ron; Hockberger, Robert; Gausche-Hill, Marianne (2017-03-09). Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 650. ISBN 978-0-323-39016-3.