Osteosarcoma of the talus misdiagnosed as ankle arthritis: a case report

A A Salunke; Y Chen; J Tan; X Chen; C Pearce; M Puhaindran

doi:10.1177/230949901602400129

Osteosarcoma of the talus misdiagnosed as ankle arthritis: a case report

J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2016 Apr;24(1):128-31. doi: 10.1177/230949901602400129.

Authors

A A Salunke¹, Y Chen², J Tan³, X Chen⁴, C Pearce⁵, M Puhaindran⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedics, Pramukswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujrat, India.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
³ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
⁴ Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Alexandra Hospital (JHS), Singapore.
⁶ Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology, National University Hospital Singapore, Singapore.

PMID: 27122529
DOI: 10.1177/230949901602400129

Abstract

We present a 65-year-old man with osteosarcoma of the talus that was misdiagnosed as osteoarthritis. The patient eventually underwent below-knee amputation and adjuvant chemotherapy.

Keywords: amputation; ankle joint; arthritis; osteosarcoma; talus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Amputation, Surgical
Ankle Joint*
Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Bone Neoplasms / therapy
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Diagnostic Errors*
Humans
Male
Osteoarthritis / diagnosis*
Osteosarcoma / diagnosis*
Osteosarcoma / therapy
Talus*