Osteochondroma of the talus presenting with tarsal tunnel syndrome - A case report

Abstract

Osteochondromas are common benign tumors affecting the long bones of the body. Often, they are asymptomatic, associated with growing bone and their discovery is incidental. Osteochondromas in the talus are quite rare and their place as a cause for tarsal tunnel syndrome is rarer still. Here we report a case of a 10-year-old female patient having an osteochondroma of the talus that was presenting with the symptoms of tarsal tunnel syndrome along with tibio-talar arthritic changes. Excision of the bony mass was done which relieved the compressive symptoms and improved the range of motion at the joint and the postop follow-up has been uneventful at one year now.