Posterior tibial tendon lesions and insufficiency

Alrashidi, Yousef; Alsayed, Hasan N.; Alrabai, Hamza M.; Valderrabano, Victor

Affiliations

¹Orthopedic Surgery Department, Taibah University, College of Medicine, Almadinah Almunawwrah, Saudi Arabia

²Orthopaedic Department, SWISS ORTHO CENTER, Schmerzklinik Basel, Swiss Medical Network, Basel, Switzerland

³Department of Orthopaedics, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

⁴College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abstract and keywords

The rate of occurrence of Posterior Tibial Tendon (PTT) injuries and insufficiency in sports is not yet clear based on the available literature. However, literature review may point to a link between some sports with specific lesions such as PTT dislocation, PTT tear, and PTT Insufficiency (PTTI) stage I or II. High index of suspicion is needed to diagnose and treat those lesions to prevent their progression to advanced stages.

Keywords: Calcaneal osteotomy; Flatfoot surgery; Flatfoot in sport; Posterior tibial tendon insufficiency; Posterior tibial tendon dislocation; Posterior tibial tendon injury; PTT; Pes planovalgus; Pes planus; Unhealed ankle sprain

Links

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15735-1_23

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