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Posterior ankle decompression-The Os Trogonum
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Posterior ankle decompression - The Os Trogonum

Posterior ankle decompression - The Os Trogonum
The FHL tendon (2) guides one to the Os trigonum (3). It will often be necessary to confirm that the prominence is the Os by loading it directly with the blunt end of a McDonalds and looking for movement at its articulation with the posterior lip of the tibia.