Síndrome do seio do tarso em atleta de elite de trail

Trail running, also known as mountain running or simply trail, it’s a running sport consisting in long course running in an uneven terrain usually at high altitude, occasionally in extreme weather conditions, although being sometimes performed in the desert or coastal areas. It’s an extremely high physiological demand sport, especially for the subtalar and tibiotalar joints, which makes these athletes particularly prone to ankle and hindfoot injury. Sinus tarsi syndrome can be defined as pain referred to sinus tarsi region and hindfoot instability, mainly after a traumatic event and with a difficult diagnosis. The authors present a case of sinus tarsi syndrome on an elite trail athlete, making a brief review of the literature.