| Abstract: | Freiberg described a condition in which collapse of the juvenile second metatarsal head gave rise to localized pain and swelling.1 This eponymous disease is traditionally classed as one of the osteochondroses, a group of disparate lesions that typically manifest as destruction of an immature epiphysis. A medieval second metatarsal is presented, which by osteological and radiological examination is diagnostic of Freiberg's infraction. This is the first reported archaeological example of the condition. |
