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In brief
When young athletes experience brief Persistent foot or ankle pain, the differential diagnosis includes overuse syndromes, exacerbated chronic or congenital conditions, and poor healing of earlier acute injuries. Often, prompt diagnosis and treatment of an acute injury might have prevented a chronic condition. Conditions discussed in this article include distal fibular epiphyseal fracture, lateral ligament sprain, tibiofibular ligament sprain, peroneal tendon dislocation, Achilles tendinitis, Se- ver's disease, talar dome osteochondral fracture, and tarsal coalition.
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Notes on contributors
G. James Sammarco
Dr Sammarco is an orthopedist with The Center for Orthopaedic Care in Cincinnati. He is a fellow of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and a member of the editorial board of THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE.
Hiram A. Carrasquillo
Dr Carrasquillo is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle surgery at the Jacksonville Orothopaedic Institute in Jacksonville, Florida.
Barry Goldberg
Dr Goldberg is clinical professor of pediatrics at Yale University School of Medicine and director of sports medicine at Yale University Health Service in New Haven, Connecticut. He is also pediatric consultant for the Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.