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Persistent Foot and Ankle Pain in Young Athletes
Abstract:
In brief When young athletes experience brief Persistent foot or ankle pain, the differential diagnosis includes overuse syndromes, exacerbated chronic or congenital conditions, and poor healing of earlier acute injuries. Often, prompt diagnosis and treatment of an acute injury might have prevented a chronic condition. Conditions discussed in this article include distal fibular epiphyseal fracture, lateral ligament sprain, tibiofibular ligament sprain, peroneal tendon dislocation, Achilles tendinitis, Se- ver's disease, talar dome osteochondral fracture, and tarsal coalition.
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