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Peroneal tendon trouble

Discussion in 'Ask your questions here' started by mom2four717, Sep 22, 2009.

  1. mom2four717

    mom2four717 New Member


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    I have peroneal tendon trouble. I am a 42 year old female and noticed swelling approx 9 weeks ago. Some minor discomfort behind ankle bone. There was not an "event" which caused this.

    I did not see a doctor for the first 4 weeks, it was never very painful.When I saw the ankle doc he said peroneal tendonitis and gave me a brace to wear.He also instructed me to rest as much as possible and take an anti inflammatory. I returned to see the doc about a week ago and he is no longer sure about tendonitis as he can not make the tendons hurt by pushing on them.
    The swelling continues now both in front and in back of the ankle bone. Sharp needle type pain going down stairs. Ache type pain in outer ankle area also front lower shin. I have a cam boot and instructions to stay off it as much as possible.
    xrays show no bone breaks
    MRI will be done if the 3 weeks of immobilization does not repair the problem.

    The doctor mentioned osteochrondal defect of the talus and rheumatoid arthritis.

    Is it possible it could just be simple tendonitis without tendon pain when pushing on it. It has never been very painful in anyway.

    Please share your thoughts,

    Kate
    USA
     
  2. FootDoc

    FootDoc New Member

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    Tendonitis is a clinical diagnosis and you have omitted any description of how your doctor arrived at that diagnosis in the first place and how he determined which tendon it might be. So it is a moot point to discuss whether you have or don't have tendonitis just because some tendon is pushed on and you had no pain. Osteochondral defects of the talus often do not show well on x-rays, but should be able to be detected with an MRI. Rheumatoid arthritis is not a localized condition and you would probably have other signs and symptoms.
     
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