Ganglion cyst in the tarsal tunnel

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Jan;44(1):40. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2014.0401.

Abstract

The patient was a 35-year-old man who worked as a pipe fitter. He was referred to a physical therapist by an orthopaedic surgeon for a chief complaint of progressively worsening pain in the medial aspect of the right distal Achilles tendon and heel that began insidiously 12 months earlier, which was consistent with a diagnosis of insertional Achilles tendonitis. Prior radiographs revealed mild calcification at the insertion of the Achilles tendon. Despite physical therapist intervention for 8 weeks, the patient did not improve. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large multiloculated ganglion cyst in the tarsal tunnel.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Achilles Tendon / pathology*
  • Achilles Tendon / physiopathology
  • Achilles Tendon / surgery
  • Adult
  • Ganglion Cysts / complications
  • Ganglion Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Ganglion Cysts / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Pain / etiology*
  • Pain Measurement / methods
  • Range of Motion, Articular