Stingray-Induced Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

This case report involves a 17-year-old male referred for electrodiagnostic (EDX) evaluation with symptoms of tarsal tunnel syndrome after being stung by a stingray. EDX testing revealed moderate axonal injury localized to the tarsal tunnel. Subsequent exploratory surgery removed a stingray barb fro...

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Autores principales: Mix, Felicia M, Sucher, Benjamin M, Brooks, Joseph E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8405374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513381
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16761
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description This case report involves a 17-year-old male referred for electrodiagnostic (EDX) evaluation with symptoms of tarsal tunnel syndrome after being stung by a stingray. EDX testing revealed moderate axonal injury localized to the tarsal tunnel. Subsequent exploratory surgery removed a stingray barb from the tarsal tunnel. The patient’s symptoms nearly completely resolved at five weeks postoperative follow-up. EDX evaluation of this patient with delayed recovery proved to be a valuable component of management.
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spelling pubmed-84053742021-09-09 Stingray-Induced Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Mix, Felicia M Sucher, Benjamin M Brooks, Joseph E Cureus Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation This case report involves a 17-year-old male referred for electrodiagnostic (EDX) evaluation with symptoms of tarsal tunnel syndrome after being stung by a stingray. EDX testing revealed moderate axonal injury localized to the tarsal tunnel. Subsequent exploratory surgery removed a stingray barb from the tarsal tunnel. The patient’s symptoms nearly completely resolved at five weeks postoperative follow-up. EDX evaluation of this patient with delayed recovery proved to be a valuable component of management. Cureus 2021-07-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8405374/ /pubmed/34513381 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16761 Text en Copyright © 2021, Mix et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8405374/
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