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A Mouse Model of Ankle-Subtalar Complex Joint Instability
Published on: October 28, 2022
[Symptomatic foot shortening with subacute soft tissue swelling of the right tibia]
P Flechsig1, S Müller, M-A Weber
1Abteilung Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Radiologische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland. Paul.Flechsig@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Abstract:
A 13-year-old girl presented with load-dependent pain of the medial part of the right foot. The medical history revealed no trauma and no sports-related injury. X-ray examinations of the foot and lower leg showed subcortical increased sclerosis at the medial part of the tibia, the medial tarsal bones and of a bunion. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed corresponding findings with localized edema of the bone marrow within the increased subcortical sclerosis but no indications of subcutaneous fibrosis. The constellation is indicative of melorheostosis, a rare benign sclerosis of bones and soft tissue. Subcutaneous fibrosis and limb shortening are also common.
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