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Tenosynovitis of the flexor hallucis longus

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Intractable pain of the ankle and hindfoot.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male

Extensive fluid collectiions in the FHL sheath from the muscle belly down to the crossing with the FDL tendon (knot of Henry) at the sole of the foot. There is also osteochondritis dissecans of the talus with loose bodies or synovial osteochondromatosis of the ankle joint.

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