title: Congenital talonavicular synostosis. A review of the literature and a case report.
abstract: The diagnosis of a congenital talonavicular coalition is one that often may be little more than an incidental radiographic finding. However, the acute onset of vague midfoot symptomatology secondary to a minor traumatic event may reveal this rarely reported condition on further clinical examination. The authors present a description of the characteristic historical and clinical features of talonavicular coalitions, current diagnostic and treatment modalities available, and a case presentation of an acute painful talonavicular synostosis in an adolescent male athlete.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bonk
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tozzi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013580:Synostosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013628:Talus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000002:abnormalities*