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Unusual osteochondral fracture of the second metatarsal head in a paediatric patient treated with bioabsorbable pin
Hafiz Muhammad Umer1, Hafiz Javaid Iqbal2, Raghuram Thonse2
1Trauma & Orthopaedics, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chester, UK hafiz.umer@nhs.net.
Abstract:
Osteochondral second metatarsal head fractures are rare. Various management options have been described in the published literature. We used bioabsorbable pin (Activa Pin) system for our case of second metatarsal head fracture. This method not only achieves good compressive fixation, it also eliminates the risk of implant-related issues such as implant irritation. To our knowledge, no such paediatric case managed with this technique has been published in the literature.

