Iselin’s Disease Is Often Clouded By Other Differential Diagnoses

Injury ⋅ October 9, 2020

The confusing pathology of the proximal fifth metatarsal can make Iselin’s disease difficult to distinguish from Jones’, avulsion, or stress fractures, or Os Vesalianum. While Iselin’s disease is reported to be rare due to the scarcity of cases in the medical literature, this may be due to misdiagnosis. Only nine cases have been reported in…

Simon Bartold
Director of Bartold Clinical