Dorsalis pedis psuedoaneurysm: A complication followed extensor tendoscopy of the ankle in a non-tuberculosis patient with tenosynovitis with rice body formation.
Tenosynovitis with rice body formation is very rare in the ankle region. A case of this condition in a non-tuberculosis patient was presented. He was treated by extensor tendoscopy of the ankle. The tenosynovitis subsided after the procedure. However, it was complicated by formation of a dorsalis pedis pseudoaneurysm.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, 9 Po Kin Road, Sheung Shui, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China. Electronic address: luithderek@yahoo.co.uk.
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D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000843:Ankle Joint; D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
Dorsalis pedis; Pseudoaneurysm; Rice body; Tendoscopy; Tenosynovitis