Overview<br>Os tibiale An accessory navicular refers to is defined as an extra bone found in the foot, and oftentimes it causes moderate to severe discomfort. An accessory bone is a bone that is not normally found in Depending on the average humanseverity, but in most cases is not considered abnormal. This condition represents your doctor may recommend a secondary ossification center (growth center) of non-surgical treatment to alleviate the navicular bone. It is present from birth. The navicular bone is found on the inside part of the footpain, or surgery if treatment doesn?t decrease symptoms.<br><br><br><br>Causes<br>Accessory An accessory navicular syndrome develops as it is called can a result from of a number of causes, excess or overuse syndrome as seen congenital anomaly and is found more often in an athletewomen. Trauma to the foot as in an ankle sprain or direct trauma to If the navicular bone. chronic irritation from shoes rubbing is large, it may rub against the extra bonea shoe, over time, may cause causing pain. Excessive pronation which strains Because of its location, the attachment of tibialis posterior muscles into tibial tendon may pull on the navicular bone. Keep in mindduring walking or running, causing the larger fibrous tissue that connects the actual accessory bone, navicular to the greater the chance of it becoming an issuenavicular to tear and become inflamed.<br><br>Symptoms<br>One obvious problem with Possible symptoms of accessory navicular syndrome include redness or swelling in the area of the accessory navicular , and pain that is that it may be large and stick out from present around the inside middle of the footaround the arch. This can cause it to rub against shoes and so become quite painfulDiscomfort is most often present following periods of exercise or prolonged walking or standing. The fibrous connection between bone may be somewhat visible on the inside of the accessory navicular and foot above the navicualar, as well, is easy to injure, also leading to painarch. This is kind Most symptoms of like a fracture, and such injuries cause the bone to move accessory navicular syndrome first appear in childhood around too easily, leading to pain with activity. When the connection between time of adolescence as the bones is injured in this wayare still growing and developing. For some with an accessory navicular, the two bones do not always heal properlythough, so pain symptoms may continue unabatednot appear until entering adulthood.<br><br>Diagnosis<br>To diagnose accessory navicular syndrome, medical staff ask about the patient?s activities and symptoms. They will examine the foot for irritation or swelling. Medical staff evaluate the bone structure, muscle, joint motion, and the patient?s gait. X-rays can usually confirm the diagnosis. MRI or other imaging tests may be used to determine any irritation or damage to soft-tissue structures such as tendons or ligaments. Because navicular accessory bone irritation can lead to bunions, [http://Magnolianeyerjulicanseco.Jimdohatenablog.com/entries/2015/01/0403/symptoms-of-foot-bumps 15 heel spurs] and plantar fasciitis, it?s important to seek treatment.<br><br>Non Surgical Treatment<br>Most cases Initial treatment is conservative. With the first episode of accessory navicular syndrome may symptoms, a medial heel wedge, anti-inflammatories, and physical therapy can be treated conservatively with some sort of immobilization. This should allow the fibrous tissue between the two bones to healhelpful. If very painful, a patient is extremely flat footed (pronated) then I lean more towards an orthotic than cast or boot may be needed for a boot as my main goal is to keep short period time before the patient's foot from flattening out too much wedge and thus reduce the strain on the two bonesphysical therapy can be initiated. Supplementation with ice, oral anti-inflammatory medicationVery rarely is a steroid injection warranted or recommended. If As the patient is athletic sometimes we pain improves, patients can keep them active with resume activities. For a minority of patients, an arch support or custom orthotic, but other times they have can help to give up their sport for a period take some of the extra pressure off of time to allow the condition to healaccessory navicular and the posterior tibial tendon.<br><br><br><br>Surgical Treatment<br>If non-surgical treatment fails to relieve the For patients who have failed conservative care or who have had recurrent symptoms of accessory navicular syndrome, surgery may can be appropriateconsidered. Surgery may involve removing Surgical intervention requires an excision of the accessory bone, reshaping the area, navicular and repairing reattachment of the posterior tibial tendon to improve its functionthe navicular. This extra bone Often times, this is not needed for normal the only procedure necessary. However, if there are other deformities such as a flat foot functionor forefoot that is abducted, other procedures may be required.