Multipartite hallux sesamoid
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Multipartite hallux sesamoids are aa commonly seen normal variant, present in up to 33% of hallux sesamoids. They are more commonly biparititebipartite than tripartitietripartite.
The medial (tibial) sesamoid is more likely to be multipartite than the lateral (fibular) sesamoid because it more commonly has more than one ossification centre. Bipartite hallux sesamoids are bilateral in ~70% (range 50-85%) of cases.
Differential diagnosis
The keyprincipal differential diagnosis is a hallux sesamoid fracture. ThisIt can be difficult to delineatedifferentiate because bipartite hallux sesamoids are more likely to fracture than complete hallux sesamoids. Features that support a bipartite over a fractured sesamoid include:
- transverse lucency
- smooth, well-corticated margins
- sum of the two parts is greater than the adjacent (and hopefully normal) sesamoid
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