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Surgical Management and Return to Activity of an Athlete with Traumatic Posterior Tibial Tendon Rupture and Associated Injuries: A Case Report.

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Protzuk, O; Wyatt, P; Poulos, N; O'Neill, C; O'Connell, R
Published in: JBJS Case Connect
July 1, 2023

CASE: A 22-year-old athlete sustained a traumatic posterior tibial tendon (PTT) rupture with medial malleolus fracture and anterior tibial plafond chondral lesion during practice. He underwent PTT repair, ankle arthroscopy with microfracture, and medial malleolus open reduction and internal fixation with deltoid ligament repair. At 1 year postoperatively, the patient returned to activity excluding high-level competition. CONCLUSION: Anterior tibial chondral impaction injury with an avulsion fracture of the medial malleolus and PTT tear is effectively treated with a combined arthroscopic and open approach.

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JBJS Case Connect

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2160-3251

Publication Date

July 1, 2023

Volume

13

Issue

3

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Tendons
  • Tendon Injuries
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Athletes
  • Arthroscopy
  • Ankle Fractures
  • Adult
 

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Protzuk, O., Wyatt, P., Poulos, N., O’Neill, C., & O’Connell, R. (2023). Surgical Management and Return to Activity of an Athlete with Traumatic Posterior Tibial Tendon Rupture and Associated Injuries: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.CC.23.00214
Protzuk, Omar, Phillip Wyatt, Nicholas Poulos, Conor O’Neill, and Robert O’Connell. “Surgical Management and Return to Activity of an Athlete with Traumatic Posterior Tibial Tendon Rupture and Associated Injuries: A Case Report.JBJS Case Connect 13, no. 3 (July 1, 2023). https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.CC.23.00214.
Protzuk, Omar, et al. “Surgical Management and Return to Activity of an Athlete with Traumatic Posterior Tibial Tendon Rupture and Associated Injuries: A Case Report.JBJS Case Connect, vol. 13, no. 3, July 2023. Pubmed, doi:10.2106/JBJS.CC.23.00214.

Published In

JBJS Case Connect

DOI

EISSN

2160-3251

Publication Date

July 1, 2023

Volume

13

Issue

3

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Tendons
  • Tendon Injuries
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Athletes
  • Arthroscopy
  • Ankle Fractures
  • Adult