title: Ganglion cyst in the tarsal tunnel.
abstract: The patient was a 35-year-old man who worked as a pipe fitter. He was referred to a physical therapist by an orthopaedic surgeon for a chief complaint of progressively worsening pain in the medial aspect of the right distal Achilles tendon and heel that began insidiously 12 months earlier, which was consistent with a diagnosis of insertional Achilles tendonitis. Prior radiographs revealed mild calcification at the insertion of the Achilles tendon. Despite physical therapist intervention for 8 weeks, the patient did not improve. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large multiloculated ganglion cyst in the tarsal tunnel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Farber
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lovering
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D045888:Ganglion Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular