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Old nutcracker fracture of cuboid

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Nutcracker fractures of the cuboid (compressed) are rare and often missed at an initial visit. We report a 21-year-old patient presented with a 9 months old cuboid fracture. He presented with a localized pain around his left foot. Radiograph revealed the shortening of the lateral column with old cuboid fracture. The lateral column of foot was reconstructed. The patient remained symptom-free and no radiographic evidence of recurrence was observed 1 year postsurgery.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 389 Xincun Road, Shanghai, 200065, China

    Guangrong Yu, Tao Yu, Yunfeng Yang & Feng Yuan

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Yu, G., Yu, T., Yang, Y. et al. Old nutcracker fracture of cuboid. IJOO 47, 310–312 (2013). https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.111513

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