title: Closed rupture of the tibialis anterior tendon: a report of 2 cases.
abstract: Closed rupture of the tibialis anterior tendon is a rare injury, and it usually affects individuals older than 50 years of age. This rare injury tends to occur spontaneously, and this often delays diagnosis and adequate treatment. Although direct surgical repair of the ruptured tibialis anterior tendon is generally considered the treatment of choice, nonanatomic repair, tendon lengthening, or tendon transfer might be necessary in cases where shortening of the muscle-tendon unit has taken place. In this report, we describe 2 cases that involved the surgical repair of closed ruptures of the tibialis anterior tendon. In the first case, direct repair was undertaken at approximately 6 months after the onset of symptoms, and in the second case repair of the tibialis anterior tendon required augmentation tenodesis with the extensor retinaculum.
  
  
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authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland. felixneumayer@yahoo.com
authors: Felix
authors: F
authors: Neumayer
authors: Yves Roger
authors: YR
authors: Djembi
authors: Antoine
authors: A
authors: Gerin
authors: Alain Charles
authors: AC
authors: Masquelet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*