title: Spontaneous rupture of the anterior tibial tendon in a diabetic patient: results of operative treatment.
abstract: 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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authors: Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA. ld5353@aol.com
authors: Lawrence A
authors: LA
authors: DiDomenico
authors: Kwamee
authors: K
authors: Williams
authors: Angelo F
authors: AF
authors: Petrolla
mesh_terms: 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*