ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF TARSAL TUNNEL NEUROPATHY

Course overview

TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IS A RELATIVELY RARE MONONEUROPATHY OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. CLINICAL EVALUATION, ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY (ENG), AND ELECTROMYOGRAPHY (EMG) ARE USED TO DIAGNOSE THIS NEUROPATHY OF THE POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE, THEREBY ALLOWING FOR MORE ACCURATE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLANS TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE PATIENT’S SYMPTOMS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BRIEFLY DISCUSS THE ETIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN ADDITION TO DESCRIBING HOW ENG AND EMG CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY THIS CONDITION.