Sinus tarsi syndrome: a postoperative analysis

A more thorough understanding of sinus tarsi syndrome has been attempted by a postoperative survey of patients who have undergone sinus tarsi decompression. An analysis of 22 cases of sinus tarsi syndrome that were operated on between 1980 and 1984 at Kern Hospital was made. In each case a surgical procedure similar to that described by O'Connor and Brown was utilized. It was concluded that sinus tarsi syndrome is a distinct clinical entity--a sequela of ankle injury that is easily diagnosed. It responds well to surgical intervention and offers little chance of postoperative complication.