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| | eMedicine - Nerve Entrapment Syndromes of the Lower Extremity : Article by Minoo Hadjari Hollis, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Tarsal tunnel syndrome is defined as the entrapment of the posterior tibial nerve or one of its branches. |
 | | To differentiate the location of entrapment, some authors have used the term proximal tarsal tunnel syndrome to define entrapment of the posterior tibial nerve in the fibro-osseous tunnel behind the medial malleolus, and the term distal tarsal tunnel syndrome to denote entrapment of the distal branches, that is, the medial and lateral plantar nerves. |
 | | Entrapment of the deep peroneal nerve, however, can occur anywhere along the course of the nerve including just distal to the neck of the fibula, anterior to the ankle joint, and distal to the inferior extensor retinaculum but would not be considered anterior tarsal tunnel syndrome. |
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