July 2011

Symptoms

31 year-old female with longstanding heel pain and prior diagnosis of “peritendonitis,” with a clinical suspicion of ATFL tear and instability.

Diagnosis

partial fibrous coalition along the far medial posterior subtalar facet with stress related edema along entire posterior subtalar facet, as seen on coronal fat-suppressed T2- (yellow arrow), sagittal T1- (black arrow), and sagittal fat-suppressed T2- (white arrow) weighted images. http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/186/1/259