Anatomy of the Os Trigonum
- 1 September 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Vol. 10 (5) , 618-622
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01241398-199009000-00009
Abstract
Summary Three anatomic specimens of os trigonum from skeletally immature patients demonstrated anatomic continuity of the cartilage containing the ossicle with the body of the talus, with a synchondrosis being present between the two ossifying regions. The os trigonum may be considered a developmental analogue of a secondary ossification center similar to the posterior Calcaneal apophysis (although there are obvious histologic differences). The chondro-osseous border of the synchondrosis may be injured either as a chronic stress fracture or, less frequently, as an acute fracture, comparable to the injury patterns involving the accessory navicular.Keywords
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