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Case Reports
. 2001 Nov-Dec;40(6):401-3.
doi: 10.1016/s1067-2516(01)80008-9.

Tarsal tunnel syndrome secondary to an accessory muscle: a case report

J B Burks  1 , P A DeHeer
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Tarsal tunnel syndrome secondary to an accessory muscle: a case report

J B Burks et al. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2001 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

The flexor digitorum accessorius longus is a rare muscular anomaly that has been reported as one of the etiologies of tarsal tunnel syndrome. The authors provide a case report of a patient with tarsal tunnel syndrome that resolved with resection of the flexor digitorum accessorius longus. The patient remains asymptomatic 40 months following surgery.

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