The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 78:150 (1996)
© 1996 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Correspondence
Byron M. LaBan, M.D., F.A.C.P.,
Martin S. Tamler, M.D.,
William H. Pfeiffer, M.D. and
Andrea Cracchiolo III, M.D.
TO THE EDITOR:
We agree with the statement by Pfeiffer and Cracchiolo, in "Clinical Results after Tarsal Tunnel Decompression" (76-A: 12221230, Aug. 1994), that the tarsal tunnel syndrome is indeed a well "recognized clinical entity ... considered to be a potential cause of pain in the foot." However, we are not familiar with "entrapment of the posterior tibial nerve or its branches" in association with this syndrome. The tarsal tunnel contains the posterior tibial artery and the tibial nerve, among other structures. Although . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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