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Walking on Pain: The Hidden Congenital Bone Bridge Every Radiologist Should Recognize Osseous Calcaneonavicular Tarsal Coalition: When Persistent Foot Pain in an Active Child Is More Than a Sports Injury Category: Musculoskeletal Radiology | Pediatric Imaging | Foot & Ankle CT | Orthopedic Imaging Keywords: Calcaneonavicular coalition, Tarsal coalition, Pediatric foot pain, Foot CT, Musculoskeletal radiology, Anteater Nose Sign, Congenital foot anomaly, Pediatric orthopedics, Foot imaging, Radiology education Every Persistent Foot Pain Has a Story An 11-year-old girl presented with gradually worsening left foot pain that had persisted for six months after joining a youth soccer team. There was no history of significant trauma, no acute swelling, and no obvious fracture on initial assessment. Yet her pain continued to progress, eventually interfering with both sports and everyday activities. For many clinicians, this presentation may initially suggest an overuse injury, ligament s...