Clinical Review
Multiple Metatarsal Fractures, Severe Foot Pain, and Intact Pulses
What's Your Diagnosis?
Fed Pract. 2006 October;23(10):25
Author(s):
Lane K
Author and Disclosure Information
Kendall Lane, MD, LT, MC, USN
At the time of this writing, LT Lane was the general medical officer on the USS Abraham Lincoln, stationed in Everett, WA. He is now a general medical officer at the Regional Support Organization in San Diego, CA.
Can you guess why this patient, who was injured in a helicopter crash, demonstrated adequate toe movement but still experienced significant pain on dorsiflexion?