Giant Cells Osseous Tumor in the Tarsal Canal after Lateral Ankle Sprain

Abstract

Ankle sprain can cause injuries to the anatomic structures surrounding the tibiotarsal joint. A possible extra-articular pathology is to be hypothesized and diagnosed as early as possible. The subtalar joint, for anatomical and functional reasons, is one of the most damaged joints following an ankle sprain. In spite of this, its involvement is often underestimated. The clinical case presented in the present article is referred to a giant cells osseous tumor in the tarsal canal that was diagnosed 2 months after an inversion ankle sprain.

Keywords

ankle - sprain - subtalar joint - giant cells osseous tumor

• References

• 1 Gerber JP, Williams GN, Scoville CR, Arciero RA, Taylor DC. Persistent disability associated with ankle sprains: a prospective examination of an athletic population. Foot Ankle Int 1998; 19 (10) 653-660
• 2 DIGiovanni BF, Fraga CJ, Cohen BE, Shereff MJ. Associated injuries found in chronic lateral ankle instability. Foot Ankle Int 2000; 21 (10) 809-815
• 3 Liu SH, Nguyen TM. Ankle sprains and other soft tissue injuries. Curr Opin Rheumatol 1999; 11 (02) 132-137
• 4 Bonnel F, Toullec E, Mabit C, Tourné Y. ; Sofcot. Chronic ankle instability: biomechanics and pathomechanics of ligaments injury and associated lesions. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2010; 96 (04) 424-432
• 5 Ribbans WJ, Garde A. Tibialis posterior tendon and deltoid and spring ligament injuries in the elite athlete. Foot Ankle Clin 2013; 18 (02) 255-291
• 6 Ziai P, Benca E, Skrbensky GV. , et al. The role of the medial ligaments in lateral stabilization of the ankle joint: an in vitro study. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2015; 23 (07) 1900-1906
• 7 Savage-Elliott I, Murawski CD, Smyth NA, Golanó P, Kennedy JG. The deltoid ligament: an in-depth review of anatomy, function, and treatment strategies. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2013; 21 (06) 1316-1327
• 8 Hintermann B, Valderrabano V, Boss A, Trouillier HH, Dick W. Medial ankle instability: an exploratory, prospective study of fifty-two cases. Am J Sports Med 2004; 32 (01) 183-190
• 9 Colcuc C, Fischer S, Colcuc S. , et al. Treatment strategies for partial chronic instability of the distal syndesmosis: an arthroscopic grading scale and operative staging concept. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2016; 136 (02) 157-163
• 10 Burrus MT, Werner BC, Hadeed MM, Walker JB, Perumal V, Park JS. Predictors of peroneal pathology in Broström-Gould ankle ligament reconstruction for lateral ankle instability. Foot Ankle Int 2015; 36 (03) 268-276
• 11 Harper MC. The lateral ligamentous support of the subtalar joint. Foot Ankle 1991; 11 (06) 354-358
• 12 Li S-Y, Hou ZD, Zhang P, Li HL, Ding ZH, Liu YJ. Ligament structures in the tarsal sinus and canal. Foot Ankle Int 2013; 34 (12) 1729-1736
• 13 Golanó P, Vega J, de Leeuw PA. , et al. Anatomy of the ankle ligaments: a pictorial essay. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2016; 24 (04) 944-956
• 14 Sarrafian SK. Biomechanics of the subtalar joint complex. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1993; (290) 17-26
• 15 Löfvenberg R, Kärrholm J, Lundberg A. Subtalar stability in chronic lateral instability of the ankle. Foot 1992; 2 (01) 39-43
• 16 Kjaersgaard-Andersen P, Wethelund JO, Helmig P, Søballe K. The stabilizing effect of the ligamentous structures in the sinus and canalis tarsi on movements in the hindfoot. An experimental study. Am J Sports Med 1988; 16 (05) 512-516
• 17 Lui TH. Giant solitary synovial osteochondroma of the subtalar joint. J Foot Ankle Surg 2016; 55 (01) 183-187
• 18 Dixon DJ, Monroe MT, Gabel SJ, Manoli II A. Excrescent lesion: a diagnosis of lateral talar exostosis in chronically symptomatic sprained ankles. Foot Ankle Int 1999; 20 (05) 331-336
• 19 Kjaersgaard-Andersen P, Andersen K, Søballe K, Pilgaard S. Sinus tarsi syndrome: presentation of seven cases and review of the literature. J Foot Surg 1989; 28 (01) 3-6