Posterior tibial tendon tears in dancers.
Posterior tibial tendon tears in dancers are uncommon. No case series of such injuries has been presented. The injury does however occur, and should be differentiated from the more common causes of medial hindfoot symptoms in dancers. The relevant anatomy, biomechanics, and differential diagnosis are presented followed by a summary of four cases.
Deland
Jonathan T
JT
Foot and Ankle Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA. delandj@hss.edu
Hamilton
William G
WG
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003615:Dancing / Q000293:injuries*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D037081:Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*