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Case Reports
. 2017 Sep 15;5(4):246-248.
doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1606616. eCollection 2017 Dec.

Talonavicular Coalition as a Cause of Foot Pain

Armando Macera  1 , Francesca Teodonno  1 , Christian Carulli  2 , Alberto Frances Borrego  1 , Massimo Innocenti  2
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Case Reports

Talonavicular Coalition as a Cause of Foot Pain

Armando Macera et al. Joints. .

Abstract

Tarsal coalitions have an incidence of 2% and are often underdiagnosed. These are considered to be one of the causes of chronic ankle and foot pain. Among all tarsal coalitions, the talonavicular type represents a rare and uncommon condition. The purpose of this article was to present the case of a 35-year-old male patient with a bilateral talonavicular coalition treated conservatively. A review of the literature was also performed to understand the management of this rare condition.

Keywords: coalition; foot; talonavicular; tarsal; treatment.

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Fig. 1
Weight-bearing X-rays of both feet in dorsoplantar ( A ) and lateral ( B ) view, showing a bilateral talonavicular coalition.
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