Transient osteoporosis is a rare cause of pain in the foot. There is a broad differential diagnosis. A multidisciplinary assessment by both an orthopaedic surgeon and rheumatologist with review of the imaging by a radiologist is useful, as this condition is a diagnosis of exclusion.
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