A patient presents in the acute phase following a severe inv…
A patient presents in the acute phase following a severe inversion ankle injury. After several weeks, his condition has improved; however, with increased activity he reports painful lateral ‘popping and snapping”. He is tender with palpation posterior to the fibula and the “popping and snapping” sensation is reproduced with resisted eversion. These findings are suggestive of:
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A patient complains of a sharp, shooting pain in the ball of the foot with weight bearing. There is a nodule between the 3rd and 4th metatarsal, and palpation reproduces the pain. An appropriate intervention for this patient is:
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