Any condition that produces compression or squeezing of the posterior tibial nerve within the tarsal tunnel causes tarsal tunnel syndrome. Tarsal tunnel syndrome is a result of compression of the ...

Background: Posterior tarsal tunnel syndrome is an uncommon clinical entity which is sometimes misdiagnosed in patients with pain of the retromalleolar region and the plantar aspect of the foot.

A healthy, 39-year-old man who works at construction sites arrived with a 1-year history of “electric shocks” in his right foot whenever he wore his work boots. This was initially attributed to ...

Feeling from your knee down is relayed to your brain by the tibial nerve. This nerve is also responsible for sending messages from your brain down to your lower leg. The tibial nerve stems from your ...

The tarsals are the long bones of the foot. Just below the bony bit on the inside of the ankle (medial malleolus) is a passage where two nerves run. These nerves are called the medial and lateral ...

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2 Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 3 Division of Sports Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Correspondence to Dr Julia Grebenyuk, ...

This week we are going to discuss something which is very important to correctly diagnose in the foot and ankle as it mimics other conditions of the foot—tarsal tunnel syndrome. Tarsal tunnel syndrome ...

Treatment of tarsal tunnel syndrome may be conservative or surgical. Treatment of tarsal tunnel syndrome depends upon the cause, severity and duration of the nerve compression. Proper evaluation and ...