Peroneal tendon tears: return to sports after operative treatment.
BACKGROUND
Operative treatment has become the standard for peroneal tendon tears when nonoperative management fails. Successful return to sports has been reported in previous studies. We evaluated 30 patients who had operative treatment of peroneal tears.


METHODS
Patients who were evaluated by a questionnaire and by review of medical records, MRI, radiographs, and operative reports.


RESULTS
Nine of the 10 patients who were working outside the home were able to return to employment at the same level. A substantial number had residual symptoms, including scar tenderness (58%) and lateral ankle swelling (54%). Only 46% were able to successfully return to sports.


CONCLUSIONS
Although operative treatment was very effective in allowing patients to return to work, only half of our patients were able to return to sports at an average followup of 31 months.
Steel
Maxwell W
MW
Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
DeOrio
James K
JK
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome