Cuboid syndrome in a college basketball player: A case report

The athlete was able to return to her normal level of competition without any subsequent complications. Protective taping was performed for the remainder of her season. Consistent with published observations reported by other clinicians, the athlete demonstrated excessive pronation and gastro-soleus inflexibility,1,7,10-11 she reported symptoms similar to those associated with a lateral ankle sprain,1-6 and her injury was not diagnosed until symptoms had persisted for several weeks. Cuboid syndrome is often unrecognized and misdiagnosed, due to a mechanism of injury that is similar to the lateral ankle sprain,2 nonspecific clinical findings,1,3-4 and lack of a universally accepted etiology. 1-2 Knowledge of the anatomical structure and biomechanical function of the CC joint must be combined with the acquisition of a thorough injury history to recognize the existence of cuboid syndrome.13 The condition usually responds favorably to conservative treatment and protective taping, with surgical intervention only necessary for chronically recurrent subluxations of the CC joint.12. © 2007 Human Kinetics.