Question
I work for an orthopaedeic surgeon and I have just finished high school.  Today, my surgeon was picking my brain and was telling me about a foot fracture we had in the office.  It was a Lisfranc fracture, but then he started asking me about a different fracture in a different spot, like in the metatarsal shaft (I think?).  The name start with maybe a ch- or sh-.  In know he is going to ask me again and I can not find it anywhere!  It is killing me!  Can someone please help me with the name of this mystery fracture?!

Answer
Hi Severyn,

A common metatarsal fracture of the fifth metatarsal is a Jones fracture.  A fracture with a sh/ch may be Chopart's.  This is typically called Chopart's fracture dislocation and has some similarities to Lisfranc's.
See below:
http://www.learningradiology.com/archives06/COW%20221-Choparts%20fracture/chopar...

I would imagine that Choparts is the one.

Hope that helps.

Sincerely,

Marc Katz, DPM
Tampa, FL
Advanced Podiatry
www.thetampapodiatrist.com
www.tampacryosurgery.com