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The U.S. National Library of Medicine describes tarsal tunnel syndrome as an unusual form of peripheral neuropathy, meaning a nerve disorder outside the brain and spinal cord.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Tarsal tunnel syndrome is an unusual form of peripheral neuropathy”
Tarsal tunnel syndrome, MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia, U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d., Causes.
Open the original- What it measures
- The word unusual is the reference's own. The summary gives no comparison figure with carpal tunnel syndrome.
- What it does not show
- The summary calls the condition unusual but gives no rate, so it cannot tell you how rare it is in numbers.