title: Partial peroneus longus tendon rupture in professional basketball players: a report of 2 cases.
abstract: Partial tears of the peroneal tendons are rare. Partial longitudinal tears of the peroneus longus tendon are even more rare. We report on 2 professional basketball players who had partial peroneus longus tendon tears beneath the cuboid. A literature review and discussion of treatment is included.
authors.affiliation: Sports Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Mitchell E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: F Harlan
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Selesnick
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D010147:Pain Measurement; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012421:Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology