Peroneal tubercle hypertrophy

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Ankle trauma case.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male

Images of Lat ankle l...

ultrasound

Images of Lat ankle ligaments injury related to ankle trauma are not uploaded.

This is a short-axis image across the calcaneum distal to the lateral malleolus level. A tubercle from the calcaneum separates peroneus brevis and peroneus longus tendons. The height of the tubercle is about 5 mm. The peroneus brevis tendon lies to the dorsal side of the tubercle. The peroneus longus tendon shows anisotropy.

Case Discussion

A patient with ankle trauma shows an incidental finding of peroneal tubercle hypertrophy.

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