Tibialis posterior tenosynovitis

Case contributed by Bahman Rasuli , 28 Apr 2020
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Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 29 Apr 2020

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Tendinosis of the tibialisTibialis posterior tendontenosynovitis
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Tibialis posterior dysfunction is common, mostly affecting middle-aged and elderly females, and can progress to adult acquired flat foot disease. MRI is useful in the assessment of the tibialis posterior tibialis tendon and its dysfunction such as tenosynovitis, tearing, and pes palnus deformity.

  • -<p>Tibialis posterior dysfunction is common, mostly affecting middle-aged and elderly females, and can progress to adult acquired flat foot disease. MRI is useful in the assessment of the posterior tibialis tendon and its dysfunction such as tenosynovitis, tearing, and pes palnus deformity.</p>
  • +<p>Tibialis posterior dysfunction is common, mostly affecting middle-aged and elderly females, and can progress to adult acquired flat foot disease. MRI is useful in the assessment of the tibialis posterior tendon and its dysfunction such as tenosynovitis, tearing, and pes palnus deformity.</p>

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Tendinosis of the tibialis posterior tendon
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Mortise joint effusion

The posterior tibialis tendon(PTT) demonstrates marked swelling and intrasubstancehigh signal intensity changes just below the medial malleolus

Fluid level and a fluid signal around the PTT

Adjacentit. Adjacent surrounding soft-tissue and subcutaneous edematous changes around the PTT tendonnoted.

CalcanealA calcaneal spur is also noted.

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