title: Longitudinal tear of the tibialis anterior tendon.
abstract: Diagnosis and treatment of longitudinal tears of the tibialis anterior tendon are not well documented in the surgical literature. Described here is successful primary surgical repair of a longitudinally torn tibialis anterior tendon in a 60-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Orthopedics Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA 94611-5693, USA.
authors.forename: Graham A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*