Stenosing Tenosynovitis of the Peroneus Brevis Tendon Associated with Hypertrophy of the Peroneal Tubercle

published online 11 May 2009.

Abstract

Stenosing peroneal tenosynovitis is not an uncommon ailment. It has a number of different causes, one of which is hypertrophy of the peroneal tubercle. In this report, we present a case of stenosing tenosynovitis of the peroneus brevis tendon associated with hypertrophy of the peroneal tubercle without involvement of the peroneus longus tendon. The condition was fully resolved by means of operative treatment.

Level of Clinical Evidence: 4

Keywords: calcaneus, fibro-osseous tunnel, pseudotumor, retinaculum, tenovaginitis

1 Assistant Professor, Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

2 Professor, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Izmir, Turkey

Address correspondence to: Hakan Boya, MD, Dumlupınar Mahallesi, Kamil Miras Caddesi, Bahar Sitesi, Nergis Apt.-B Blok, 8/8, 03200, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.

Financial Disclosure: None reported.

Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00101-X

doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2009.02.013

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