Ankle still painful weeks after an inversion injury? Consider Sinus Tarsi Syndrome

Science ⋅ January 25, 2017

Here is another tricky clinical condition occurring around the ankle, and often presenting as non-resolving pain post ankle inversion injury. The Sinus Tarsi syndrome Sinus tarsi syndrome (STS) was first described in 1958 by O’Connor in his paper entitled “Sinus tarsi syndrome:  A clinical entity”.  Sinus tarsi syndrome is characterized by pain over the lateral…

Simon Bartold
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