Tendon Transfer for Foot Drop
Tendon Transfer for Foot Drop Mark E. Easley Aaron T. Scott DEFINITION Pathology leading to a spectrum of motor function loss that includes loss of ankle dorsiflexion Common peroneal nerve…
Surgical Management of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Fractures
Surgical Management of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Fractures Jeannie Huh Mark E. Easley DEFINITION The fifth metatarsal is the most frequently fractured metatarsal bone. Of these, proximal fractures are the most…
Reconstruction of Tibialis Anterior Tendon Ruptures
Reconstruction of Tibialis Anterior Tendon Ruptures James Santangelo Mark E. Easley DEFINITION Tibialis anterior rupture may present as an acute injury or as a chronic painless foot drop. The diagnosis…
Repair of Dislocating Peroneal Tendons: Perspective 2
Repair of Dislocating Peroneal Tendons: Perspective 2 Florian Nickisch Scott B. Shawen Robert B. Anderson DEFINITION Peroneal tendon subluxation or dislocation from the retrofibular groove is a rare cause of…
Repair of Dislocating Peroneal Tendons: Perspective 1
Repair of Dislocating Peroneal Tendons: Perspective 1 Sheldon Lin Karl Bergmann Vikrant Azad Virak Tan Enyi Okereke† Siddhant Mehta † Deceased. DEFINITION Subluxation or dislocation of the peroneal tendon is…
Repair of Peroneal Tendon Tears
Repair of Peroneal Tendon Tears Christopher E. Gross Selene G. Parekh James A. Nunley II Mark E. Easley DEFINITION Pathology of the peroneal tendons may be due to a singular…
Achilles Tendon Lengthening
Achilles Tendon Lengthening Jeremy M. LaMothe David S. Levine DEFINITION A plantarflexion contracture is defined as the inability to passively dorsiflex the ankle at least 5 degrees past neutral, with…
Flexor Hallucis Longus Transfer for Achilles Tendinosis
Flexor Hallucis Longus Transfer for Achilles Tendinosis Bryan D. Den Hartog Jr. DEFINITION Insertional and midsubstance Achilles tendinosis is a painful degenerative process that arises due to mechanical and vascular…
Open Management of Achilles Tendinopathy
Open Management of Achilles Tendinopathy Nicola Maffulli Umile Giuseppe Longo DEFINITION Tendinopathy of the Achilles tendon involves clinical conditions in and around the tendon arising from overuse.1 Tendinopathy of the…
Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Augmentation for the Treatment of Insertional Achilles Tendinosis
Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Augmentation for the Treatment of Insertional Achilles Tendinosis William C. McGarvey Thomas O. Clanton DEFINITION The term insertional Achilles tendinitis (IAT) is actually a misnomer. The…
