Sonography as an aid to neurophysiological studies in diagnosing tarsal tunnel syndrome

Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Jun;88(6):500-1. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181a5b94b.

Abstract

Diagnosing tarsal tunnel syndrome can be difficult because of varying clinical diagnostic criteria and equivocal physical signs. We present a case of tarsal tunnel syndrome where nerve conduction identified distal tibial neuropathy and high-resolution sonography was able to show nerve swelling within the tarsal tunnel.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Electromyography
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome / pathology
  • Ultrasonography