Osteosarcoma of the talus misdiagnosed as ankle arthritis: a case report.
We present a 65-year-old man with osteosarcoma of the talus that was misdiagnosed as osteoarthritis. The patient eventually underwent below-knee amputation and adjuvant chemotherapy.
Department of Orthopedics, Pramukswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujrat, India.
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Salunke
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Chen
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Alexandra Hospital (JHS), Singapore.
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Pearce
Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology, National University Hospital Singapore, Singapore.
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Puhaindran
D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000843:Ankle Joint; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013628:Talus
amputation; ankle joint; arthritis; osteosarcoma; talus