Entrapment syndromes of the foot and ankle

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Kanalikularni sindromi u području stopala i gležnja
• Author: Bérénice Océane Jade Bruc
• Mentor: Ivan Bojanić (mentor)
• Committee member: Tomislav Smoljanović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tomislav Đapić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivan Bojanić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; (Department of Orthopedics); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2018-07-13, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences; Orthopedics

Abstract

Neuropathies are under-diagnosed conditions, although their diagnosis and treatment could improve tremendously the quality of life of a patient. The compression syndromes reviewed in this article are the 6 most common neuropathies of the foot and the ankle, namely, the posterior and anterior tarsal tunnel syndromes, Baxter’s nerve entrapment, the medial plantar nerve and the superficial peroneal nerve entrapment syndromes and Morton’s neuroma. We reviewed published medical articles in order to gather information and obtain a broader understanding of these syndromes, in the interest of an adequate and successful management. In this review paper, we will discuss elemental information on the anatomy of the nerve subject to compression, the possible aetiologies of the syndrome and the symptoms that would result from it. The diagnostic methods and treatments options available to us nowadays would, afterwards, be discussed and interpreted. From this paper, we would highlight that the early diagnosis of a compression syndrome, by virtue of imagery or newly designed clinical tests, would significantly improve the outcome of a surgical treatment. This paper allows an integrative and comparative update on these syndromes.

Abstract (croatian)

Neuropatije su nedovoljno prepoznata stanja, iako njihova dijagnoza i liječenje mogu značajno poboljšati kvalitetu života pacijenta. Sindromi kompresije za koje je pružen osvrt u ovom članku su šest najčešćih neuropatija stopala i gležnja, tj. stražnji i prednji tarsalni sindrom tunela, Baxterova kompresija živaca, srednji planarni živac i površinski sindromi za uklještenje peronealnog živca te Mortonov neurom. Napravljen je osvrt na objavljene medicinske članke kako bismo prikupili informacije i dobili šire razumijevanje ovih sindroma, u interesu primjerenog i uspješnog liječenja. U ovom radu raspravljat ćemo o osnovnim informacijama o anatomiji živca koji je podložan kompresiji, mogućim etiologijama sindroma i simptomima koji bi mogli proizaći iz njega. U kasnijem dijelu ovoga rada razmotrit ćemo i protumačiti dijagnostičke metode i mogućnosti liječenja koje su nam dostupne danas. U ovom radu ističemo da bi rana dijagnoza kompresijskog sindroma, na temelju slika ili novo dizajniranih kliničkih ispitivanja, značajno poboljšala ishod kirurškog liječenja. Ovaj rad pruža intergravitne i najnovije informacije za usporedbu ovih sindroma.

• Keywords: foot; ankle; entrapment syndromes; neuropathies; compression syndrome
• Keywords (croatian): stopalo; gležanj; kanalikularni sindromi; neuropatije; kompresijski sindrom
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:230765
• Study programme: Title: Medicine (in English language); Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica medicine (doktor/doktorica medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Public note: Pohranitelj objekta unio ključne riječi.
• Created on: 2019-04-30 11:46:38