title: Diagnosis and surgical management of flexor digitorum accessorius longus-induced tarsal tunnel syndrome.
abstract: The flexor digitorum accessorius longus is a rare muscular occurrence in the lower extremity. It has been reported as an etiology of tarsal tunnel syndrome through prior case reports. By means of individual case study, we revisit flexor digitorum accessorius longus as a cause of tarsal tunnel syndrome. This case study discusses diagnosis along with surgical treatment of tarsal tunnel syndrome induced by the presence of flexor digitorum accessorius longus.
authors.affiliation: Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA. bwittmayer@cox.net
authors.forename: Brian C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Wittmayer
authors.forename: Lewis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Freed
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000473:pathology; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D013641:Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology