Sporcularda FHL ve os trigonum problemleri

The os trigonum.

In I 882 Shepherd reported three cases of fracture of the posterior process of the talus, which he had found while working in the dissecting room. In each case the fragment of hone consisted of the posterior part of the tubercle of the talus lateral to the groove for the tendon of the flexor hallucis longus, and had attached to it the posterior fasciculus of the lateral ligament of the ankle jo...

Os Trigonum Syndrome

Intraosseous tophus deposits in the os trigonum.

High levels of uric acid cause accumulation of monosodium urate crystals. This formation of masses is called tophus. Intraosseous tophus deposits are rare, even for patients with gout. We report an unusual case of intraosseous tophus deposits in the os trigonum. The patient presented with ankle pain with no previous history of gout. On examination, tenderness on the posterior aspect of his ankl...

Fracture of the os trigonum: a case report.

The os trigonum is an inconsistently present accessory bone of the foot situated at the posterolateral aspect of the talus. It may be radiographically confused with fractures of the posterior process of the talus. Fracture of the os trigonum per se is extremely rare. Hyperplantarflexion of the ankle is the mechanism of injury in which the os trigonum is compressed between the posterior malleolu...

Surgical management of os trigonum and talar spur in sportsmen.

The os trigonum is present in 7.7% (Basmajian 1975) of .............. the population and may be unilateral or bilateral. It is a developmental anomaly, an accessory bone behind the l talus and above the calcaneum. Generally it is of no significance. It may however cause trouble, in jumping, ballet and fast bowling where impulsive plantar flexion while weight-bearing is involved. It then behaves...