ANTERIOR TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

Course overview

ANTERIOR TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME OCCURS DUE TO COMPRESSION OR ENTRAPMENT OF THE DEEP PERONEAL NERVE. MOST COMMONLY, THE DEEP PERONEAL NERVE BECOMES ENTRAPPED BENEATH THE INFERIOR EXTENSOR RETINACULUM SECONDARY TO ACUTE TRAUMA OR REPETITIVE MICRO-TRAUMA, HOWEVER OTHER CAUSES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ANTERIOR TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.