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Posterior Ankle Impingement in Two Athletic Twin Brothers, Could Genetics Play a Role?
The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons - 1 Jan 2000
Bech Niels H, de Leeuw Peter A J, Haverkamp Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Pain posteriorly in the ankle can be caused by bony impingement of the posterolateral process of the talus. This process impinges between the tibia and calcaneus during deep forced plantar flexion. If this occurs it is called posterior ankle impingement syndrome. We report the case of 2 athletic monozygotic twin brothers with bony impingement posteriorly in the left ankle. Treatment consisted of ankle arthroscopy...
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