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An unusual complication after syndesmotic injury: retrotibial heterotopic ossification

Author(s) -

Aksel Seyahi

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 2589-1294

pISSN - 1017-995X

DOI - 10.3944/aott.2009.181

Subject(s) - medicine , heterotopic ossification , ankle , surgery , ossification , ligament , complication , conservative treatment

A 27-year-old male patient sustained an isolated syndesmotic injury in the right ankle following a fall. His complaints subsided gradually within the first six weeks of conservative treatment. At the end of the third month, he returned to follow-up with posterior ankle pain. Radiological examinations revealed heterotopic ossification adjacent to the posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament and posterior capsule. His complaints disappeared only after local excision of the ossification. Heterotopic ossification may be a cause of persistent pain after ankle ligament injuries.

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