Spontaneous rupture of the anterior tibial tendon in a diabetic patient: results of operative treatment.
Spontaneous rupture of the tibialis anterior tendon is infrequently seen as a clinical entity. In this report, we describe the case of a diabetic neuropathic patient that underwent successful surgical repair of a spontaneously ruptured tibialis anterior tendon with no other factors that would render the tendon susceptible to injury or rupture.


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DiDomenico
Lawrence A
LA
Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA. ld5353@aol.com
Williams
Kwamee
K
Petrolla
Angelo F
AF
D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D053441:Suture Anchors; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*