Os trigonum syndrome with flexor hallucis longus tenosynovitis in a professional football referee.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-1999
Abstract
The presentation of posterior ankle pain in any patient poses a diagnostic dilemma. The os trigonum syndrome and flexor hallucis longus stenosing tenosynovitis have been reported to occur in professional and amateur ballet dancers. It is important to consider these diagnoses in a patient who is not a dancer, as is shown in the case presented here. The patient in this case is a professional referee who injured his ankle while working on artificial turf. The treatment for os trigonum syndrome and flexor hallucis longus tenosynovitis is initially conservative, but in refractory cases, surgical removal of the os and release of the flexor hallucis longus tendon can be successfully performed. This is the first reported case of os trigonum syndrome and flexor hallucis longus tenosynovitis presenting simultaneously in a patient who is not a dancer.
Volume
31
Issue
7 Suppl
First Page
493
Last Page
496
ISSN
0195-9131
Published In/Presented At
Cooper, M. E., & Wolin, P. M. (1999). Os trigonum syndrome with flexor hallucis longus tenosynovitis in a professional football referee. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 31(7 Suppl), S493–S496. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-199907001-00010
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
10416550
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article