Symptomatic Talocalcaneal Coalition
Autor: | Gen Tadakuma, Katsuyuki Tsuzuki, Toshiya Endoh, Kenji Yoshida, Masaru Kumagai |
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Rok vydání: | 1999 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
animal structures medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Computed tomography Tarsal tunnel syndrome Tarsal coalition medicine.disease Surgery Resection body regions Conservative treatment Tarsal Bone Female patient medicine sense organs business Talocalcaneal coalition |
Zdroj: | Orthopedics & Traumatology. 48:656-661 |
ISSN: | 1349-4333 0037-1033 |
DOI: | 10.5035/nishiseisai.48.656 |
Popis: | Tarsal coalition is a congenital fibrous, cartilaginous, or osseous union of the tarsal bones of the foot. Previous literatures have reported that the incidence of tarsal coalitions is between 0.03% and 0.4%. Talocalcaneal coalition, which is most common among tarsal coalitions, occasionally causes tarsal tunnel syndrome. In this paper, we report a female patient who had pain in her feet and slight limitation of subtalar motion. The findings only on plain roentgenogram were insufficient for diagnosing coalition. Computed tomography was the most useful for the diagnosis of early coalition and for determining the extent of resection. The patient was treated with resection of the coalition because conservative treatment failed to relieve pain. Symptoms improved after resection. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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