Posterior ankle impingement–an underdiagnosed cause of ankle pain in pediatric patients

Table 1 Spectrum of providers seen and list of prior diagnoses before the diagnosis of posterior ankle impingement syndrome was assigned

Previous providers seen	Previous diagnoses given
Pediatricians	Sever’s apophysitis
Orthopedic surgeons	Peroneal tendon subluxation
Primary care sports physicians	Peroneal tendinopathy
Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians	Achilles tendonitis
Podiatrists	Chronic regional pain syndrome
Physical therapists	Ankle sprain
Chiropractors	Sural neuralgia
Pain clinic	“Deconditioned ankle”