Case Report Triggering of Hallux

Matheron G, Walaa Elnahas and Chilamkurthi R
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Chilamkurthi R: Nottingham University, England

Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, 2017, vol. 5, issue 4, 89-90

Abstract: Triggering of the Hallux, also known as hallux saltans, is a rare but well described condition and is most frequently seen in ballet dancers [1-3]. It is commonly due to stenosing tenosynovitis of the flexor hallucis longus tendon (FHL) in the region of the sustentaculum tali, with other sites of pathology being rare [4-9]. The authors present a case of triggering of the flexor hallucis longus tendon at the sesamoid region of the great toe. Description of triggering at this area, with no clear precipitating cause is rarely described within the literature. The patient was treated with steroid injection to the FHL tendon sheath and remains symptom free at 7 months following treatment.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2017.05.555672

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