Open AccessOs trigonum syndrome with flexor hallucis longus tenosynovitis in a professional football referee
Author(s) -
Mitchell E. Cooper,
Preston M. Wolin
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1097/00005768-199907001-00010
Subject(s) - medicine , tenosynovitis , ankle , football players , ballet dancer , amateur , flexor digitorum longus , physical therapy , surgery , competitive athletes , athletes , ballet , football , dance , art , literature , political science , law
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.