Acta Med. 2023, 66: 161-164

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2024.12

Tortuosity and Pulsatility of the Tibial Artery – Two Case Reports of a Rare Etiology of Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

Márcio Luís Duartea, Mayara Oliveira da Silvab, Ocacir de Souza Reis Soaresc

aRadiology professor at Universidade de Ribeirão Preto Campus Guarujá, Guarujá-SP, Brazil
bBiomedical at Universidade Federal de São Paul, Santos-SP, Brazil
cRadiologist at Clínica Radiológica Ocacir Soares, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil

Received June 3, 2023
Accepted February 2, 2024

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