J Korean Foot Ankle Soc.  2004 Dec;8(2):161-165.

Accessory Navicular in Sports Players

• Lee KT
• Young KW
• Kim JY
• Kim ES
• Cha SD
• Son SW

Abstract

PURPOSE: To analyze clinical symptom and clinical course of accessory navicular bone and to evaluation of surgery of accessory navicular bone in sports players
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Twenty-two patients with accessory navicular bone were identified between January 1 2001 and June 30. 2003
RESULTS
Subjective satisfaction of 23 patients rated very satisfaction (16), satisfaction (6), common (1). Symptomatic pain were thoroughly disappeared at average 2.5 months (1~6 months) after operation. On one year follow-up, most of patients could maintain daily life and could go back to their sports carreer at 3 months.
CONCLUSION
In athlete, excision of accessory navicular and reattachment of posteior tibial tendon to navicular like non-athletes is the best solution to management of symptomatic accessory navicular failed to manage conservatively

Keyword

Accessory navicular bone; Surgical treatment; Sports players

MeSH Terms

Athletes
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Sports*
Tendons