Ankle patella: a report of a large accessory bone in the ankle: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Sesamoids are ovoid bones with variable size and shape in the course of tendons, can be found in different parts of skeletal system. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of 61-year-old woman in whom we observed a large accessory bone located in the anterior aspect of the left ankle join...

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Autores principales: Salekzamani, Yaghoub, Shakeri-Bavil, Abolhassan, Nezami, Nariman, Houshyar, Yousef
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19918378
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8512
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Sesamoids are ovoid bones with variable size and shape in the course of tendons, can be found in different parts of skeletal system. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of 61-year-old woman in whom we observed a large accessory bone located in the anterior aspect of the left ankle joint. Since such accessory bones are found very infrequently, their presence may cause some diagnostic confusion. CONCLUSION: Regarding complaints in foot area one has to be familiar with such bones in order to make a correct diagnosis.

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