The management of tarsal tunnel syndrome: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tarsal tunnel syndrome, also known as posterior tibial neuralgia, is a compressive neuropathy of the posterior tibial nerve or one of its divisions (calcaneal, lateral plantar or medial plantar nerve) within the tarsal tunnel. This scoping review aims to systematically map and summarise current literature regarding the management of tarsal tunnel syndrome.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, Emcare, Medline and Cinahl were searched using the terms 'tarsal tunnel', 'syndrome', 'entrapment', 'compression', 'posterior tibial', 'neuropathy' and 'neuralgia. Two stage title abstract screening was performed. Observational studies reporting the outcome of treatment of tarsal tunnel syndrome were included.

Results

A total of 32 studies were included in the review. Excellent or

SUBMITTER: Haq II 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11296061 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature