Footnotes

• Contributors On behalf of all authors, I (HD Veldman), the corresponding author, declare that all authors have made substantial contributions to this article, including critically revising it for significant intellectual content, and have given final approval of the version to be submitted. Each author has reviewed and fully agrees with the content of the manuscript. Guarantor is HD Veldman. ChatGPT (2024) (October 2024 version, developed by OpenAI) was used as a tool to assist with the optimisation of the scientific language in this manuscript. Retrieved from https://chat.openai.com.

• Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

• Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

• Competing interests On behalf of all authors, I, the corresponding author (HD Veldman), declare that: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors. Individual conflict of interest statements: HD Veldman: nothing to declare. WWES Theunissen: nothing to declare. EJ Peters: nothing to declare. JPS Hermus declares that he is a board member of both the Dutch Foot and Ankle Society (DFAS) and the European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS).

• Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.