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A Cause of Persistent Pain About the Ankle

RALPH K. GHORMLEY, M.D.; IVAN M. SPEAR, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1953;66(4):512-516.

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OBSERVATIONS of four cases of posterior tibial tenosynovitis in which anomalies of the tendon were found at surgical exploration has prompted a review of this subject. The syndrome of noninfectious tenosynovitis was first described by Velpeau, in 1818, and again in 1825.¹ The work of de Quervain,² in 1895, and of many others since has served to emphasize the importance of this condition as a cause of painful symptoms, particularly about the wrist and ankle.

Kulowski,³ in 1936, was the first to mention tenosynovitis of the sheath of the posterior tibial tendon. This was also noted by Lipscomb,⁴ who stated that it occurred in about 16% of cases of tenosynovitis and peritendinitis of the feet and ankles. Lapidus and Seidenstein⁵ reported three cases of tenosynovitis with effusion involving the sheath of the posterior tibial tendon. Lipscomb noted anatomic variations of the tendons within the posterior . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
ROCHESTER, MINN.

From the Section of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic (Dr. Ghormley).; Fellow in Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Foundation (Dr. Spear).

Footnotes
Read at the Sixtieth Annual Meeting of the Western Surgical Association, Houston, Texas, Dec. 5, 1952.

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