Freiberg's Disease
Definition
First reported by Freiberg 1914
- 6 cases
- used term 'infraction' due to history of associated minor trauma to foot
Kohler 1915
- described osteonecrosis of 2nd metatarsal
AKA
- 'egg shell' disease
- peculiar characterisitc metatarsal disease
- metatarsal epiphysitis
- osteochondritis deformans metatarsojuvenilis
- malakopathie
Webpage Last Modified:
2 March, 2010