Osteomyelitis of the accessory navicular bone in the foot. A case report.


Published online: Jun 27 2004

Ali, Fernandes,

Wrightington and Wigan NHS Trust, Wigan, UK.

Abstract

The accessory navicular is one of the most symptomatic bones of the foot. Osteonecrosis and fracture of this bone have been previously described. We report a case of osteomyelitis of an accessory navicular bone in a young girl, to make treating clinicians aware of this rare possibility.