The anterior tarsal tunnel syndrome

Report of two cases

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  • 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital; Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital; Division of the Affiliated Hospitals Center, Inc., Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center; and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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✓ Two recently encountered patients with the anterior tarsal tunnel syndrome are presented. The various aspects of this probably under-recognized syndrome are discussed. Evidence is presented that this syndrome may be the result of abnormal stretch of the deep peroneal nerve.

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