title: Proximal tibiofibular synostosis as a source of ankle pain: a case report.
abstract: We report the case of a 61-year-old man who presented with ankle pain of unknown etiology. The actual cause for his pain was missed during his two initial visits when only ankle radiographs were taken. During his third visit, a full-length tibia film revealed a proximal tibiofibular synostosis. He successfully underwent a fibular osteotomy with complete symptomatic relief. A literature review of this topic is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK M13 9WL. leninkavitha@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Vinayagam
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lenin Babu
authors.forename: Vinayagam
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Leninbabu
authors.forename: Needhirajan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shenbaga
authors.forename: Baskaran
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Komarasamy
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paul
mesh_terms: D000842:Ankle; D005360:Fibula / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013580:Synostosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities*