Fibular osteochondroma presenting as chronic ankle sprain.
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.
Montella
B J
BJ
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
O'Farrell
D A
DA
Furr
W S
WS
Harrelson
J M
JM
D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005360:Fibula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery