Anthropometric measurements of the foot cannot predict the screw diameter for fifth metatarsal fractures intramedullary fixation.
Panagiotis D SymeonidisTrifon TotlisIasonas DermitzakisAthanasia PapachristodoulouIoannis GkiatasAlexandros BerisPublished in: Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA (2023)
The current study found an association between the fifth metatarsal intramedullary canal diameter and the fifth metatarsal length and foot anthropometric dimensions. However, the anthropometric measurements of the foot presented a low predictive value for the decision of an intramedullary screw diameter in the treatment of fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal.