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Review
. 2006:26:127-9.

Proximal tibiofibular synostosis as a source of ankle pain: a case report

Vinayagam Lenin Babu  1 , Needhirajan Shenbaga, Baskaran Komarasamy, Ashok Paul
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Proximal tibiofibular synostosis as a source of ankle pain: a case report

Vinayagam Lenin Babu et al. Iowa Orthop J. 2006.

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  • Iowa Orthop J. 2007;27:following table of contents. Leninbabu, Vinayagam [corrected to Lenin Babu, Vinayagam]

Abstract

We report the case of a 61-year-old man who presented with ankle pain of unknown etiology. The actual cause for his pain was missed during his two initial visits when only ankle radiographs were taken. During his third visit, a full-length tibia film revealed a proximal tibiofibular synostosis. He successfully underwent a fibular osteotomy with complete symptomatic relief. A literature review of this topic is presented.

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Figure 1
Full-length AP and lateral radiographs of the tibia and fibula showing a mature proximal tibiofibular synostosis.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Axial MRI view (T1 and T2 images) showing a solid bony bridge between the tibia and fibula at the junction of its proximal and middle thirds.
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