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European Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Published in: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology 4/2012

01-12-2012 | Case Report

Symptomatic os talus secundarius: a case report

Authors: F. Oliveira, P. Serrano, J. Faísca, J. Mariano

Published in: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Issue 4/2012

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There are many skeletal variations in the ankle and foot, but the os talus secundarius is one of the rarest, and there are few reports of this entity in the medical literature. It is located in the lateral aspect of the talus, distal to the lateral malleolus, and it may become symptomatic, with pain and restriction of range of motion of the subtalar joint. We describe one patient with important bilateral clinical manifestations who was treated by surgical excision of this accessory ossicle. …
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Metadata
Title
Symptomatic os talus secundarius: a case report
Authors
F. Oliveira
P. Serrano
J. Faísca
J. Mariano
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Orthopaedics and Traumatology / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 1867-4569
Electronic ISSN: 1867-4577
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12570-012-0135-5

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