Approach to managing the Freiberg’s disease

  • Daniel López López PhD. Doctor por la Universidade da Coruña. Profesor Asociado. Departamento de Ciencias da Saúde. Facultad de Enfermería y Podología. Universidade da Coruña.
  • Patricia Palomo López PhD. Doctor por la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Profesora Colaboradora. Departamento de Enfermería. Centro Universitario de Plasencia. Universidad de Extremadura.
  • Sergio Pérez García Diplomado Universitario en Podología por la Universidade da Coruña. Doctorando del Programa de Ciencias Sociosanitarias. Universidade da Coruña.
  • Rubén Sánchez Gómez PhD. Doctor por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Profesor Universidad Europea de Madrid.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RICP.2013.v7.n1.41118
Keywords: avascular necrosis, metatarsalgia, freiberg infraction, osteochondritis.

Abstract

Freiberg’s disease, described by Albert H. Freiberg in 1914, is presented in osteochondrosis metatarsals and more frequently in the second metatarsal head. The lack of consensus regarding the multifactorial etiology has this condition and the prevalence of this disease at the foot, especially in adolescence and athletes, leads us to improve existing knowledge in regard to their classification, diagnosis and treatment in the quest to update the concepts related to this foot disorders.

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Published
2013-01-04
How to Cite
López López D., Palomo López P., Pérez García S. y Sánchez Gómez R. (2013). Approach to managing the Freiberg’s disease. Revista Internacional de Ciencias Podológicas, 7(1), 33-40. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RICP.2013.v7.n1.41118
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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2013)
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