Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Mar 1991

Apophysitis of the fifth metatarsal base. Iselin's disease

B Schwartz University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

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RM Jay University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

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HD Schoenhaus University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

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https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-81-3-128
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Apophysitis of the fifth metatarsal base, or Iselin's disease, is an overuse osteochondrosis seen in growing children. Although amenable to treatment, it is a self-limiting disorder, disappearing spontaneously with completion of growth.

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