Isolated fractures of the cuboid bone: two case reports with review of the literature.

Two rare cases of isolated fractures of the cuboid bone caused by indirect trauma are presented, in order to review the present literature. Hitherto, nine cases have been published. A possible mechanism of indirect trauma leading to isolated fracture of the cuboid bone is described. Fracture of the cuboid bone in both cases, results in development of arthritis around the cuboid. The management applied was immediate immobilization for 6 weeks followed by, respectively, an arthrodesis and an arthroplastic operation. Follow-up evaluation revealed unsatisfactory results in both cases.