Os subtibiale: Mimicking medial malleolar fracture.
There are numerous sesamoids and accessory ossicles around the foot which can easily be misdiagnosed as fractures. Os subtibiale is a very rare normal variant of the medial malleolus which is usually diagnosed incidentally in routine ankle radiographs. In this report, we present a case series of 3 patients with os subtibiale who were admitted to the emergency department with ankle sprains and misdiagnosed as medial malleolar fractures. We would like to raise awareness to the very rare and usually asymptomatic os subtibiale as a diagnostic pitfall.
TC SB SBÜ Erzurum Bölge Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, Turkey. Electronic address: topal.md@gmail.com.
Murat
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Topal
TC SB SBÜ Erzurum Bölge Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, Turkey.
Ahmet
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Köse
TC SB SBÜ Erzurum Bölge Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, Turkey.
Recep
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Dinçer
TC SB SBÜ Erzurum Bölge Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, Turkey.
Tuncay
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Baran
Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey.
Mehmet
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Köse
Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey.
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Çağatay Engin
D064386:Ankle Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*