Fibular insufficiency fracture: an under-reported complication of advanced tibialis posterior dysfunction

Tibialis posterior tendon dysfunction.

Dysfunction of the tibialis posterior tendon evolves through a series of stages. The pain symptoms, clinical signs, and roentgenographic changes for each of these stages are characteristic. This staging system permits clarification and individualization of dysfunction, expected pathologic changes, and surgical treatment. The importance of the tibialis posterior tendon in normal hindfoot functio...

Dysfunction of the tendon of tibialis posterior.

©2004 British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery doi:10.1302/0301-620X.86B7. 15084 $2.00 J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2004;86-B:939-46. An acquired flat-foot deformity caused by dysfunction of the tendon of tibialis posterior is common but often missed. Rupture of the tendon was first described in 1953.1 In 1969 Kettelkamp and Alexander2 published results of surgical exploration. They conclu...

Posterior Tibialis Tendon Dysfunction: Overview of Evaluation and Management.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES As a result of reading this article, physicians should be able to: 1. Recognize posterior tibialis tendon dysfunction and begin to include it in differential diagnoses. 2. Recall the basic anatomy and pathology of the posterior tibialis tendon. 3. Assess a patient for posterior tibialis tendon dysfunction with the appropriate investigations and stratify the severity of th...

New method for fixation point of tibialis posterior tendon transfer

 Background: The transfer of the tibialis posterior tendon to the dorsum of foot can restore the function of the paralyzed dorsiflexor muscles of the foot and ankle. In order to reduce the wound complication in the insertion site of tendon to bone by a plantar knop we used a new method of fixation by an absorbable screw inserted dorsally. Methods: we performed this operation on 15 patients in...

Posterior Tibialis Tendonitis in Dancers