Anterior Ankle Impingement Syndrome With Spur Fragmentation: Is It an Os Talotibiale?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bone fragments are often found in ankles with anterior bony impingement. However, whether they are detached osteophytes or accessory bones remains unknown.

Methods

Among the 66 continuously enrolled cases of ankles with anterior bony impingement, 32 had a fragment located at the anterior margin of the tibia. The cases of posterior impingement, lateral instability, osteochondral lesions, or free bodies simultaneously treated were excluded. The enrolled subjects were classified into 2 groups: ankles without (group A) and with remarkable spurs (group B). The patients' backgrounds, location of the fragments, clinical scores, and other parameters required to resume sports were compared. The Japanese Society for Surgery of the Foot (JSSF) ankle rating scale was used to

SUBMITTER: Sugimoto K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10823857 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature