Fractured diaphyseal tibiofibular synostosis in an adolescent soccer player.

Santa Maria, Daniel L; Shaw, Thomas; Allen, Marque; Marin, James · PM R · 2015

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Diaphyseal tibiofibular synostosis is a rare cause of symptomatic shin pain with exertion. In this case, a 14-year-old male soccer player presented with atraumatic right shin pain made worse with running. Computed tomography revealed heterotopic ossification, or synostosis, of the tibial-fibular syndesmosis. The patient's symptoms improved with rest, without the need for operative intervention.

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