Background Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO ... in addition to a right metatarsal lesion and an epiphyseal lesion in the left distal femur. This multifocal pattern of lesions ...

Six months earlier, postoperative osteomyelitis had developed after an elective distraction osteosynthesis to lengthen the left fourth metatarsal; the right fourth metatarsal had been successfully ...

A plain radiograph of the foot revealed dystrophic calcification in the soft tissues, with osteopenia and periosteal reaction along the fifth metatarsal bone consistent with active osteomyelitis (Fig.

Osteomyelitis of the distal phalange is not ... Structural abnormalities of the first metatarsal bone and hallux contribute to ulcer formation. Ulcer at the plantar aspect of the hallux may ...

It is estimated this bears up to one third of the body weight. It all depends on the damage and which metatarsal bone is involved. It is impossible to put a timescale on recovery from a stress injury.