title: Bilateral navicular-medial cuneiform synostosis manifesting as medial foot pain: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Isolated navicular-medial cuneiform tarsal coalition is a rare condition. Very few case reports exist, with limited treatment recommendations. We present a case of an 11-year-old with bilateral isolated osseous navicular-medial cuneiform tarsal coalition. The patient was treated with bilateral coalition excision and soft tissue interposition, with excellent results at 2 years of follow-up. The current case is unusual in being an osseous coalition rather than the more commonly seen cartilaginous or fibrous condition. In addition, this case is uncommon as being in a patient of European rather than Asian descent.
authors.affiliation: Shriner's Hospitals for Children, Portland, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Jason B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Malone
authors.forename: Ellen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Raney
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013580:Synostosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery