Tendon Disorders
A 28-year-old athlete presents with recurrent lateral ankle pain and a snapping sensation behind the lateral malleolus during activity. He had an ankle inversion injury 6 months ago that was treated as a simple sprain. On examination, he has tenderness posterior to the lateral malleolus and the tendons can be subluxed anteriorly with resisted dorsiflexion and eversion. Regarding peroneal tendon pathology:
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Peroneal tendon subluxation occurs when the superior peroneal retinaculum (SPR) is torn or avulsed f...
Peroneus brevis tears are more common than longus tears; they occur at the level of the lateral mall...
Peroneus longus tears are more common than brevis; tears occur at the metatarsal base; the SPR is po...
Treatment of acute subluxation may include immobilization in plantar flexion and eversion, but recur...
The peroneus longus has a more complex course, wrapping under the cuboid in the cuboid tunnel; os pe...
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