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Tibialis anterior tendon bony avulsion

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Left foot injury 6 weeks before the presentation. Complaining of difficulty in ankle dorsal flexion.

Patient Data

Age: 20 years
Gender: Male
ultrasound

There is an avulsed bone fragment (10 mm) in the anterior ankle region at the level of the talus. The tibialis anterior tendon is attached to this bone fragment. Acoustic shadowing is present to due bone fragment. The dorsal-medial side of the medial cuneiform shows a corresponding defect. The retraction of the tendon is about 48 mm from its insertion site.

Case Discussion

The case shows post-traumatic bony avulsion of the tibialis anterior tendon in a young male.

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