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Tarsal tunnel syndrome in skiers. Case report

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We describe a case of tarsal tunnel syndrome recently observed in a skier. It is the second case to be reported. Our aim is to stress the relevance of this syndrome to foot pain in these athletes.

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Viene presentato un caso di sindrome del tunnel tarsale recentemente osservato in un atleta di sci alpino. Si tratta del secondo caso descritto in letteratura e richiama l'attenzione su tale patologia come causa di sindrome dolorosa del piede in questa disciplina sportiva.

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  1. Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Università “La Sapienza” di Roma, Viale Università, 30, 00185, Roma

    Antonini G., Gragnani F. & Vichi R.

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Antonini, G., Gragnani, F. & Vichi, R. Tarsal tunnel syndrome in skiers. Case report. Ital J Neuro Sci 14, 391–392 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02340728

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