ENLARGED PERONEAL PROCESS WITH PERONEUS LONGUS TENDON ENTRAPMENT

Citation
Ma. Boles et al., ENLARGED PERONEAL PROCESS WITH PERONEUS LONGUS TENDON ENTRAPMENT, Skeletal radiology, 26(5), 1997, pp. 313-315
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
ISSN journal
03642348
Volume
26
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
313 - 315
Database
ISI
SICI code
0364-2348(1997)26:5<313:EPPWPL>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A 50-year-old man was treated conservatively for chronic bilateral ank le pain for several years. Plain radiographs obtained following exacer bation of symptoms showed bilateral enlarged peroneal processes. CT an d MRI demonstrated bony detail of the unusual processes and also showe d isolation of the peroneus longus tendons and associated tendinitis a nd partial tears.