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Plantar vein thrombosis: an unexpected cause of posttraumatic foot pain explained with ultrasound

Publication at First Faculty of Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine |
2021

Abstract

A 49-year-old man presented with a one-month history of pain in the sole of his right foot, resulting in the inability to ambulate without crutches and pain-related sleep disturbances. Prior to this, he had experienced sudden pain in his sole during the take-off when playing football and tennis.

Initially, he was examined in the emergency department, where plain radiographs showed no abnormalities. The patient received a diagnosis of a foot sprain, treated with an ankle brace and walking with crutches.