Localized naviculocuneiform arthrodesis combined with osteosynthesis of fracture nonunion of the tarsal navicular bone using a locked plating system

AimsNavicular fracture is still challenging disorder to treat because there is a risk of nonunion, avascular necrosis and symptomatic osteoarthritis.Patients (Methods and results)A 40-year-old woman with an ununited fracture of the tarsal navicular bone was treated with localized naviculocuneiform arthrodesis (arthrodesis of the navicular, the middle cuneiform, and the lateral cuneiform). Fusion with the navicular, the middle cuneiform, and the lateral cuneiform as well as union of fracture of the navicular was confirmed on the radiographs.ConclusionLocalized naviculocuneiform arthrodesis using a locked plating system is one of the options to treat nonunion of the navicular bone.