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Fractures of the Foot

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Paediatric Orthopaedic Trauma in Clinical Practice

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Abstract

Fractures of the foot are uncommon in childhood and account for 5–8 % of all fractures and 7 % of all physeal injuries. The forefoot is the most common site of injury comprising two-thirds of the fractures.

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  1. T&O SpR Percivall Pott Rotation, London, UK

    Keng Suan Khor MBBS, BSc (Hons), MRCS

  2. Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon, The Royal London Limb Reconstruction Service, The Royal London and Barts and The London Children’s Hospitals, Barts Health, London, UK

    Nima Heidari MBBS, MSc, FRCS (Tr&Orth)

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Correspondence to Keng Suan Khor MBBS, BSc (Hons), MRCS .

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  1. Percivall Pott Rotation, London, United Kingdom

    Nick A. Aresti

  2. The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Matthew Barry

  3. The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Mark(J.M.H.) Paterson

  4. Paediatric & Young Adult Orthopedic Unit, Royal London & London Children Hospitals Paediatric & Young Adult Orthopedic Unit, LONDON, United Kingdom

    Manoj Ramachandran

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Khor, K.S., Heidari, N. (2015). Fractures of the Foot. In: Aresti, N., Barry, M., Paterson, M., Ramachandran, M. (eds) Paediatric Orthopaedic Trauma in Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6756-3_10

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