Journal of Orthopaedics and Allied Sciences

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2016  |  Volume : 4  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 49--51

Acute tarsal tunnel syndrome in a pregnant woman following surgical repair of bimalleolar fracture: A case report and review of the literature


Atul Ratra, Jerry Grimes 
 Department of Orthopaedics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Jerry Grimes
3601 4th Street, 4th Floor, Lubbock, TX 79430
USA

Tarsal tunnel syndrome is generally a subacute condition that gradually develops and worsens with time. Urgent tarsal tunnel release to treat an acute onset of symptomatic neurocompression within the tarsal tunnel following a fracture repair has not been previously reported. We present a case of a pregnant woman who developed an acute tarsal tunnel syndrome following an open reduction internal fixation of an ankle fracture. The urgent release of the tarsal tunnel resulted in resolution of her symptoms.


How to cite this article:
Ratra A, Grimes J. Acute tarsal tunnel syndrome in a pregnant woman following surgical repair of bimalleolar fracture: A case report and review of the literature .J Orthop Allied Sci 2016;4:49-51


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Ratra A, Grimes J. Acute tarsal tunnel syndrome in a pregnant woman following surgical repair of bimalleolar fracture: A case report and review of the literature . J Orthop Allied Sci [serial online] 2016 [cited 2023 May 31 ];4:49-51
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