Acta Scientific Orthopaedics (ISSN: 2581-8635)

Case Report Volume 4 Issue 12

Functional Effects of 3 Cases of Functional Fifth Metatarsal Fracture Treatment in Athletes

Bartłomiej Kacprzak and Natalia Siuba-Jarosz*

OrtoMedSport, Łódź, Poland

*Corresponding Author: Natalia Siuba-Jarosz, OrtoMedSport, Łódź, Poland.

Received: October 27, 2021; Published: November 10, 2021

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this paper is to present a multi-modal conservative therapeutic regimen applied in three cases of fifth metatarsal bone fracture in Polish highest-level competitive athletes.

Design: Case study series.

Setting: Orthopedic outpatient clinic.

Patients: Three patients (2 male, 1 female) with a mean age 22, competitive athletes, who sustained a fifth metatarsal bone fracture.

Interventions: Autologous conditioned serum injections, intensive rehabilitation regime, hyperbaric chamber sessions.

Main Outcome Measurements: Radiographic fracture union, functional testing, return to play time, VAS score

Results: Three of the patients were treated conservatively according to the presented regime. In our study all fracture consolidated and return to sport time took on average 3 weeks.

Conclusions: The results presented in the paper encourage further implementation of the proposed treatment scheme. This article offers a treatment algorithm that include complex treatment of fifth metatarsal fractures which can be a viable alternative especially among athletes allowing them to quickly return to sport.

Keywords: Fifth Metatarsal Fractures; Athletes; Conservative Treatment; Rehabilitation

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Citation

Citation: Bartłomiej Kacprzak and Natalia Siuba-Jarosz. “Functional Effects of 3 Cases of Functional Fifth Metatarsal Fracture Treatment in Athletes".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 4.12 (2021): 23-28.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2021 Bartłomiej Kacprzak and Natalia Siuba-Jarosz. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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