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Talipes Equinus Deformity Caused by Fibrous Gastrocnemius Muscle Contracture After Direct Contusion in Football Players: Report of Two Cases
- Source :
- The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 59:816-820
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- Two main causes of gastrocnemius contracture have been considered: 1) congenital deformities in pediatric patients, such as limb-length discrepancy, cerebral palsy, flatfoot, and clubfoot; and 2) secondary conditions such as immobilization for trauma or a nonfunctional limb. Talipes equinus deformity caused by fibrous gastrocnemius contracture after a direct muscle contusion is extremely rare. We describe 2 cases of talipes equinus deformity caused by fibrous gastrocnemius muscle contracture after a direct contusion in football players. Both of the players had a talipes equinus deformity with a severe restriction of ankle dorsiflexion, and a cord-like structure was observed at the proximal part of the lateral gastrocnemius head. Both patients' histological examinations revealed fibrous tendon-like tissue within the structure. After discission of the cord-like structures, the restriction of ankle dorsiflexion was completely resolved, and the patients were able to fully return to playing football without any discomfort in their calves.
- Subjects :
- 030222 orthopedics
Football players
medicine.medical_specialty
Clubfoot
business.industry
Poison control
030229 sport sciences
musculoskeletal system
medicine.disease
Surgery
Cerebral palsy
03 medical and health sciences
Gastrocnemius muscle
0302 clinical medicine
Talipes equinus
medicine
Deformity
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Contracture
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10672516
- Volume :
- 59
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........e3f75b9efd05e7788ee5043661a8075f