TARSAL TUNNEL LACERATION – A CASE REPORT
Dr. Junaid Khan, Dr. Rizwan Haroon Rasheed, Dr. Shazaf Masood Sidhu*, Dr. Fareed A. Shaikh
ABSTRACT
In general we know that Injuries and laceration of the tendons around the ankle and particularly tarsal tunnel laceration are very rare. And a case report with tarsal tunnel laceration plus achilles tendon injury has never been reported in the literature. As there are important structures transmitting through tarsal tunnel, the injury of which have devastating effects on soft tissue on the medial aspect of the ankle and hence on its functional outcome. We report a rare case of tarsal tunnel laceration at a tertiary care setup (Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi Pakistan)
Keywords: Tarsal tunnel laceration, early exploration and repair, rare injuries.
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