Chronic progressive ankle pain

Diagnosis and treatment of chronic ankle pain.

The differential diagnosis for chronic ankle pain is quite broad. Ankle pain can be caused by intra-articular or extra-articular pathology and may be a result of a traumatic or nontraumatic event. A detailed patient history and physical examination, coupled with judicious selection of the appropriate imaging modalities, are vital in making an accurate diagnosis and providing effective treatment...

Chronic Ankle Pain After An Initial ‘Twisting’ Injury To The Ankle

Turk J Emerg Med 2014;14(2):46 [83] doi: 10.5505/1304.7361.2014.02069 Submitted: July 26, 2013 Accepted: September 04, 2013 Published online: September 13, 2013 Correspondence: Dr. Faruk Aykanat. Çamlıca Mahallesi, Garnizon Caddesi, No: 1, İslahiye Merkez, 27800 Gaziantep, Turkey. e-mail: [email protected] 1Department of Orthoapedics and Traumatology, Islahiye State Hospital, Gaziantep; 2D...

Chronic ankle pain in soldiers: the role of ankle arthroscopy and soft tissue excision.

We describe 13 cases of soft tissue impingement in the ankle by localized synovial proliferation and scar tissue. A number of papers have described symptomatic improvement in sportsmen who have undergone resection of this tissue. We report the results of this procedure in Army personnel. Of the 13 patients, 8 had excellent or good results, while 5 had poor results. Two of the latter subsequentl...

Chronic, Progressive Back Pain, Fever and a Noticeable Paravertebral Mass

A 46-year-old woman presented with an 8-month history of fever, lumbar pain, and a slowly growing right paravertebral mass. She reported regular consumption of unpasteurized goat cheese. The physical examination revealed a fluctuant right paravertebral mass and marked pain on palpation over the lumbar spine at the L3-L4 level. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the spine revealed erosions of th...

Progressive elbow pain.