Differential diagnosis of aseptic (avascular) necrosis and stress fracture of the sesamoid bone (review)

Objective. Clarify the role of visual differential diagnosis in detecting aseptic (avascular) necrosis and stress fracture of the sesamoid bone. Review writing methodology. A total of 42 scientifi papers were found using Cochrane Library, Scopus, and PubMed databases for search using the queries: "sesamoid bone", "aseptic necrosis", "avascular necrosis", "osteonecrosis", "stress fracture". Twenty-nine sources were selected for the review. The time interval of the analyzed literature: 2000-2023.