CASE REPORT
Rupture of the tibialis posterior tendon: an important differential in the assessment of ankle injuries
1 Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry, UK
2 Department of Radiology, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, UK
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Correspondence to:
MrA P Foster
1 Rochester Drive, Belfast BT6 9JX, UK; apfoster{at}doctors.org.uk
Rupture of the tibialis posterior tendon can be missed. We report a case of posterior tibialis tendon rupture that, owing to misdiagnosis, resulted in a significant foot deformity requiring arthrodesis for chronic pain.
Keywords: tibialis posterior; rupture; magnetic resonance imaging
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