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Moon J, Graham R, Kushner D, Ling S, Jonnagaladda P, Ali S. Symptomatic Accessory Ossicles of the Foot and Ankle. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2023; 52:300-311. [PMID: 37085336 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2023.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
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Accessory ossicles are small noncalcified, calcified or ossified structures found throughout the body, often noted as incidental findings. Specifically in the foot and ankle, there are at least 24 different ossicles described the majority of which are incidental. However, there are accessory ossicles that can be symptomatic, leading to significant pain and discomfort. While many of the symptomatic ossicles have been described in the literature, there are several that are under-recognized or under-reported for example, os interphalangeus and os calcaneus secundarius syndromes. This manuscript will review common and uncommon accessory ossicles including painful os peroneum, os naviculare, os calcaneus secundarius, os trigonum and os interphalangeus syndromes as well as medial sesamoiditis, with attention to the clinical and imaging findings and with an outline of the current management.
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- Jee Moon
- Department of Radiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA..
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- Department of Radiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
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Kalbouneh H, Alajoulin O, Shawaqfeh J, Mustafa A, Jaber S, Zaben S, Zapen J, Alsalem M. Accessory Ossicles in the Region of the Foot and Ankle: An Epidemiologic Survey in a Jordanian Population. Medicina (B Aires) 2021; 57:medicina57111178. [PMID: 34833396 PMCID: PMC8618233 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57111178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background and Objectives: The incidence of accessory bones in the region of foot and ankle is quite variable between studies and are often confused with avulsion fractures in trauma patients with musculoskeletal injuries. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of accessory ossicles of the foot and ankle according to gender, side and coexistence, and to determine how frequently accessory ossicles were misdiagnosed as avulsion fractures. Materials and Methods: Oblique and/or lateral foot radiographs of 1000 adult patients referred from emergency departments to foot and ankle clinic were retrospectively reviewed for the presence of accessory ossicles. The Kappa statistic was used in order to assess the validity of radiographic interpretation for the presence of these bones. Results: Accessory ossicles were detected in 40.2% of the radiographs. The incidence rates for the accessory ossicles in order of frequency were: Os trigonum (15.4%), accessory navicular (13.7%), os peroneum (11.5%), os vesalianum (1.1%), os supranaviculare (0.7%), os subfibulare (0.6%), os talotibiale (0.4%), os calcaneus secundarius (0.3%), os supratalare (0.3%), os infranaviculare (0.3%), os intermetatarseum (0.2%), and os subtibiale (0.1%). Coexistence of two or three ossicles in the same foot was observed in 4.4% of the cases, mostly coexistence with os peroneum (2.9%), followed by accessory navicular (1.6%). 2.7% of accessory ossicles were initially misdiagnosed as avulsion fractures at emergency departments. Interrater agreement over identification of different accessory ossicles was found to be reasonably reliable, with a Kappa greater than 0.80 for all assessed bones. Conclusions: In clinical practice, a thorough knowledge of normal anatomical variants is essential to facilitate appropriate diagnosis and treatment and can help to prevent diagnostic errors.
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- Heba Kalbouneh
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +962-6-535-5000 (ext. 23480)
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- Orthopedic and Trauma Department, Jordanian Royal Medical Services, Amman 11855, Jordan;
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- Radiology Department, Jordanian Royal Medical Services, Amman 11855, Jordan;
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar;
- Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research Unit, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
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- School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan; (S.J.); (S.Z.); (J.Z.)
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- School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan; (S.J.); (S.Z.); (J.Z.)
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- School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan; (S.J.); (S.Z.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan;
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A case of an injured calcaneus secundarius in a professional soccer player. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2021; 22:374. [PMID: 33888108 PMCID: PMC8063446 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-04246-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background The calcaneus secundarius (CS) is an accessory ossicle of the anterior facet of the calcaneus and is usually asymptomatic. This accessory bone can be frequently mistaken for a fracture of the anterior process of the calcaneus. Few reports of symptomatic CS have been published, and physicians need to be familiar with imaging strategies when encountering chronic ankle pain or in case of suspicion of fracture of the anterior process of the calcaneus. Case presentation We describe the case of symptomatic CS in a professional soccer player injured during a match. First, computed tomography showed a large CS. Second, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated synchondrosis between the CS and the calcaneus, as well as edema (high MR T2 signal) within it, corresponding to posttraumatic edema. The patient was successfully treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and physiotherapy; no surgical management was necessary. At the 4-week follow-up, he was pain-free and returned to activity. Conclusion This case illustrates the role of imaging for the diagnosis of CS in cases of acute pain of the foot. CT, as well as MRI, helped to confirm the diagnosis of CS traumatized synchondrosis, which can be mistaken for a fracture.
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Hennings R, Voigt P, Kahn T, Josten C, Ahrberg AB. Os calcaneus secundarius, a relevant differential diagnosis to fracture or pseudarthrosis of processus anterior of the calcaneus: a CT morphologic description. Surg Radiol Anat 2019; 41:1425-1432. [PMID: 31563970 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-019-02348-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE A fracture or a pseudarthrosis of the processus anterior calcanei (PAC) as well as a traumatized Os calcaneus secundarius (OCS) is often overlooked. A clinical or conventional radiological differentiation of these is uncertain. Therefore, a CT scan is recommended. The aim of the study was to identify CT morphological differentiators between OCS and pathologies of PAC. METHODS All CT scans at our trauma center level I from 2010 to 2014, which imaged the entire foot, performed after acute trauma or postoperative control were retrospectively re-examined for OCS, other accessory ossicles (oAOS), fracture or pseudarthrosis of PAC and analyzed for specifiers. RESULTS In 611 CT examinations, 14 (2.3%) accessory ossicles (AOS) at the PAC were detected. 12 (86%) were identified as typical OCS and 2 (14%) as oAOS. 56 (9.2%) pathologies were detected. Of these, 44 (79%) were declared as fractures and 12 (21%) as pseudarthrosis. 7 OCS (58%) and 25 (46%) of the pathologies were not mentioned in the initial CT reports. The main differentiators of OCS to fracture of PAC were the anteromedial localization into a concave notch at the calcaneal facet at PAC and the continuous corticalization. With increasing size, radiological osteoarthritic signs at the OCS were frequent (p ≤ 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The study confirms that AOS or pathologies at the PAC often are not exactly described in CT report. In the context of foot trauma, attention should be paid to this region. Based on the presented differentiation criteria, a precise distinction can be made with the help of a CT.
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- Robert Hennings
- Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, Leipzig, 04103, Germany.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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Aparisi Gómez MP, Aparisi F, Bartoloni A, Ferrando Fons MA, Battista G, Guglielmi G, Bazzocchi A. Anatomical variation in the ankle and foot: from incidental finding to inductor of pathology. Part I: ankle and hindfoot. Insights Imaging 2019; 10:74. [PMID: 31363861 PMCID: PMC6667521 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0746-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Accessory anatomical structures in the ankle and foot usually represent incidental imaging findings; however, they may also eventually represent a source of pathology, such as painful syndromes, degenerative changes, be the subject of overuse and trauma or appear as masses and cause compression syndromes or impingement.This review aims to describe and illustrate the imaging findings related to the presence of accessory ossicles and muscles in the ankle and hindfoot through different techniques, with special attention to those variants that associate factors of clinical relevance or that trigger challenges in the differential diagnosis.
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- Maria Pilar Aparisi Gómez
- Department of Radiology, Auckland City Hospital - Auckland District Health Board (ADHB), 2 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand
- Department of Radiology, Hospital Vithas Nueve de Octubre, Calle Valle de la Ballestera, 59, 46015, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Vithas Nueve de Octubre, Calle Valle de la Ballestera, 59, 46015, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Piazza Sant'Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Malteser Krankenhaus St. Josefshospital, Kurfürstenstrasse 69, 47829, Krefeld, Germany
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Via G. Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, University of Foggia, Viale Luigi Pinto 1, 71100, Foggia, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via G. C. Pupilli 1, 40136, Bologna, Italy.
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