Accessory Navicular in Sports Players.
- Author:
Kyung Tae LEE
1
;
Ki Won YOUNG
;
J Young KIM
;
Eung Soo KIM
;
Seung Do CHA
;
Sang Woo SON
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. LKT2408@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Accessory navicular bone;
Surgical treatment;
Sports players
- MeSH:
Athletes;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Sports*;
Tendons
- From:Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society
2004;8(2):161-165
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To analyze clinical symptom and clinical course of accessory navicular bone and to evaluation of surgery of accessory navicular bone in sports players MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-two patients with accessory navicular bone were identified between January 1 2001 and June 30. 2003 RESULTS: Subjective satisfaction of 23 patients rated very satisfaction (16), satisfaction (6), common (1). Symptomatic pain were thoroughly disappeared at average 2.5 months (1~6 months) after operation. On one year follow-up, most of patients could maintain daily life and could go back to their sports carreer at 3 months. CONCLUSION: In athlete, excision of accessory navicular and reattachment of posteior tibial tendon to navicular like non-athletes is the best solution to management of symptomatic accessory navicular failed to manage conservatively
