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Persistent pain following ankle sprain: Bilateral accessory soleus muscles
Wayne Elton Derman, Merle Neethling-du Toit, Richard VP de Villiers
Abstract
Persistent pain following ankle sprain remains a difficult diagnostic and management dilemma. We report a 22 year old rugby player who presented with a persistent painful left ankle following a minor ankle sprain. After examination and imaging investigations, a symptomatic accessory soleus muscle was diagnosed on the left ankle, and an asymptomatic accessory soleus muscle on the right.
Authors' affiliations
Wayne Elton Derman, University of Cape Town
Merle Neethling-du Toit, Drs.Van Wageningen and Partners, Sports Science Orthopaedic Unit, Newlands, South Africa
Richard VP de Villiers, Drs.Van Wageningen and Partners, Sports Science Orthopaedic Unit, Newlands, South Africa
Keywords
Accessory Soleus; ankle pain; ankle sprain; MRI imaging
Cite this article
South African Medical Journal 2009;99(11):791.
Article History
Date submitted: 2009-05-13
Date published: 2009-11-04
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