Abstract
Tarsal ankylosis is described as a feature of advanced juvenile or rheumatoid arthritis.
Ankylosis involving more then one tarsal segment is uncommon. Incidental reports of
massive tarsal ankylosis have been described in a case of juvenile spondyloarthropathy,
a case of familial tarsal ankylosis, and, more recently, it was discovered in a prehistoric
skeleton dating back to the Iron Age. We describe a rare case of bilateral massive
tarsal ankylosis, and the surgical intervention used to treat the condition, in a
21-year-old female with no other features of any known forms of arthritis and no family
history of the condition.
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Publication history
Published online: May 24, 2010
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Financial Disclosure: None reported.
Conflict of Interest: None reported.
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© 2010 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
