Post-traumatic Multiple Bony Infarcts in the Foot of a Young Patient—A Case Report

Bone infarction refers to the death of bone cells because of ischemia, which can result in bone collapse and joint dysfunction. The causes leading to bone infarction include sickle-cell anemia, long-term steroid usage, alcoholism, dyslipidemia, and trauma. Although several case reports describing mu...

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Main Authors: Ala Mohammad Hamdan, Amal Abdullatif Alrabeei
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-04-01
Series:Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DSHMJ.DSHMJ_13_25
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description Bone infarction refers to the death of bone cells because of ischemia, which can result in bone collapse and joint dysfunction. The causes leading to bone infarction include sickle-cell anemia, long-term steroid usage, alcoholism, dyslipidemia, and trauma. Although several case reports describing multifocal bone infarction in various parts of the body have been published, this is the first report of multiple bone infarctions in the foot of a 12-year-old boy following trauma.
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spelling doaj-art-d82eda6d91774174b5a4fbe0aa8a03d82025-08-21T05:12:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal2666-819X2590-33492025-04-017211511710.4103/DSHMJ.DSHMJ_13_25Post-traumatic Multiple Bony Infarcts in the Foot of a Young Patient—A Case ReportAla Mohammad HamdanAmal Abdullatif AlrabeeiBone infarction refers to the death of bone cells because of ischemia, which can result in bone collapse and joint dysfunction. The causes leading to bone infarction include sickle-cell anemia, long-term steroid usage, alcoholism, dyslipidemia, and trauma. Although several case reports describing multifocal bone infarction in various parts of the body have been published, this is the first report of multiple bone infarctions in the foot of a 12-year-old boy following trauma.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DSHMJ.DSHMJ_13_25boneinfarctionmultifocal
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title Post-traumatic Multiple Bony Infarcts in the Foot of a Young Patient—A Case Report
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title_short Post-traumatic Multiple Bony Infarcts in the Foot of a Young Patient—A Case Report
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