Middle subtalar osseous coalition with associated fusion of the sinus tarsi: a previously undescribed type of tarsal coalition

David A Lawrence; Michael F Rolen; Hicham Moukaddam

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2012.08.001

Middle subtalar osseous coalition with associated fusion of the sinus tarsi: a previously undescribed type of tarsal coalition

Clin Imaging. 2014 Jan-Feb;38(1):67-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2012.08.001. Epub 2013 Oct 10.

Authors

David A Lawrence¹, Michael F Rolen, Hicham Moukaddam

Affiliation

¹ Yale University Medical School, 333 Cedar St New Haven, CT 06510.

PMID: 24120878
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2012.08.001

Abstract

Tarsal coalitions affect up to 13% of the population and may cause chronic ankle and hindfoot pain. Coalitions can be subdivided as osseous, cartilaginous, or fibrous types. The most common type of tarsal coalition involvesthe talocalcaneal joint, where it usually affects the middle subtalar joint. In this article, we describe a previously unpublished form of talocalcaneal coalition with osseous coalition at the level of the middle subtalar joint with associated fusion of the sinus tarsi.

Keywords: Bone bridge; Osseous coalition; Subtalar joint; Tarsal coalition.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Ankle / diagnostic imaging*
Arthralgia / etiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Subtalar Joint / diagnostic imaging*
Tarsal Bones / abnormalities*
Tarsal Bones / diagnostic imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed