Wilson-Katz Classification
Stress fractures
WK type 1
Type I: Fracture line with no evidence of endosteal callus or periosteal reaction
o Looks like a radiolucent line following injury due to osteoclastic activity
o Example: Jones fracture or any acute fracture (this is the only thing you will see in an acute injury on x-ray)
WK type 2
WK type 3
WK type 4
Notes on WK classification
o X-ray will show sclerosis (W-K II) if fracture in cancellous bone (ends of metatarsal bones, tarsal bones, proximal and distal tibia and fibula)
o Microfracture of trabeculae is first event to occur and incites osteoblastic activity
Stewart Classification
5th Metatarsal Fractures
Stewart type 1
True Jones fracture at the metaphysis of the 5th met base
Due to rotation of the forefoot with the base of the 5th met remaining fixed - NOT seen with inversion ankle sprains
Stewart type 2
Intra-articular fracture of the base of the 5th met
Results from contraction of the peroneus brevis
Stewart type 3
Avulsion of the 5th met base
Stewart type 4
Comminuted intra-articular fracture of the base of the 5th met
Stewart type 5
Partial avulsion fracture of the epiphysis (located in a longitudinal direction)
There is risk of Iselin’s AVN with thtis type of fracture
Torg Classification
Jones fracture classification
Torg type 1
Acute Jones fracture
Torg type 2
Delayed union of a Jones fracture or diaphyseal stress fracture
Torg type 3
Non-union of a Jones fracture or a diaphyseal stress fracture
Oloff and Jacobs classification
Hallux limitus
Oloff and Jacobs grade 1
Pre-hallux limitus
Oloff and Jacobs grade 2
Oloff and Jacobs grade 3
Oloff and Jacobs grade 4
Grade 4
Johnson and Strom
Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD)
Categorized based on:
Johnson and Strom stage 1
Johnson and Strom stage 2