What is it about?
The patient's high functional demands necessitated a conservative approach to minimize complications and facilitate efficient fracture healing. The patient underwent a comprehensive chiropractic rehabilitation program that focused on progressive weight-bearing exercises, range-of-motion activities, strengthening exercises, instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM), therapeutic ultrasound, and laser therapy to stimulate the speed of healing. The patient's progression was closely monitored throughout the rehabilitation process. Because of the nonoperative management and chiropractic rehabilitation, the patient successfully returned to her running activities within a six-week duration. This case demonstrates the effectiveness of nonoperative management and chiropractic rehabilitation in promoting the healing of avulsion fractures of the fifth metatarsal in high-level athletes.
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Fifth Distal Phalanx Avulsion Fracture in a High- Level Marathon Runner
Perspectives
This conservative approach can facilitate a safe and efficient return to running activities while minimizing complications and reinjury risks.
Dr Eric Chun-Pu Chu
New York Medical Group
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This page is a summary of: Fifth Distal Phalanx Avulsion Fracture in a High-Level Marathon Runner, Cureus, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.37468.
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