Closed Fracture of the Medial Malleolus Accompanied by A Rupture of the Tibialis Anterior Tendon: An Unusual Case Report

Isolated medial malleolus fractures comprise two-thirds of all ankle fractures and are rarely accompanied by a posterior tibial tendon rupture and dislocation. However, a medial malleolus fracture accompanied by an anterior tibial tendon rupture is unusual, and has not yet been reported. In this pap...

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Published inHaseki tıp bülteni Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 333 - 336
Main Authors Başaran, Serdar Hakan, Sayit, Emrah, Bayrak, Alkan, Çelik, Malik, Öneş, Halil Nadir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Turkish
Published Istanbul Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi 01.12.2018
Galenos Publishing House
Galenos Yayinevi
Subjects
Ankle
anterior tibial tendon
Case reports
fracture
Fractures
Knee
Literature reviews
Medial malleolus
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Pain
Psoriasis
rupture
Sağlık Hizmetleri
Surgery
Tıp
Trauma
Ultrasonic imaging
İstanbul
Türkiye
anterior tibial tendon
Medial malleol
kırık
rüptür
Medial malleolus
fracture
rupture
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Summary:Isolated medial malleolus fractures comprise two-thirds of all ankle fractures and are rarely accompanied by a posterior tibial tendon rupture and dislocation. However, a medial malleolus fracture accompanied by an anterior tibial tendon rupture is unusual, and has not yet been reported. In this paper, a case of medial malleolus fracture accompanied by a tibialis anterior tendon rupture is presented and discussed.
ISSN:1302-0072
2147-2688
DOI:10.4274/haseki.3908