title: An unusual etiology for adult-acquired flatfoot.
abstract: Rupture of the tibialis posterior tendon is widely believed to result from trauma in the presence of preexisting degenerative changes. We report a case of adult-acquired flatfoot in an otherwise healthy 19-year-old man who sustained a fracture of the medial malleolus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, UK. Kingdom.akragbesimi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gabriel A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Akra
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saeed K
authors.forename: Rajiv V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Limaye
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000601:surgery; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005413:Flatfoot / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy; D011859:Radiography; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult