Fibular osteochondroma presenting as chronic ankle sprain

Foot Ankle Int. 1995 Apr;16(4):207-9. doi: 10.1177/107110079501600407.

Abstract

A 19-year-old baseball player was referred for assessment of recurrent sprains of the right ankle. This was found to be secondary to a palsy of the common peroneal nerve that was compressed by an osteochondroma of the fibular neck. The lesion was resected from the fibula and the patient made a complete recovery. We present this case as an example of a rare underlying problem in a patient who was initially diagnosed as having a sports-related ankle injury.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ankle Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ankle Injuries / etiology
  • Ankle Injuries / pathology
  • Ankle Injuries / surgery
  • Baseball / injuries*
  • Bone Neoplasms / complications
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery
  • Chronic Disease
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fibula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fibula / pathology
  • Fibula / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteochondroma / complications
  • Osteochondroma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Osteochondroma / pathology
  • Osteochondroma / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Recurrence
  • Sprains and Strains / diagnostic imaging*
  • Sprains and Strains / etiology
  • Sprains and Strains / pathology
  • Sprains and Strains / surgery