title: The retromalleolar compression test: a useful exploratory maneuver in the clinical evaluation of flexor hallucis longus rupture.
abstract: The clinical examination of ruptures of the flexor hallucis longus can be difficult, especially spontaneous defects that arise without a definitive history of trauma. Advanced imaging, in particular, magnetic resonance imaging, can be a useful adjunct to the clinical examination. However, we believe that a simple clinical maneuver can be used to reliably ascertain the presence of a rupture of the flexor hallucis longus.
authors.affiliation: Foot and Ankle Unit, Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: dpoggio@clinic.ub.es.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Poggio
authors.affiliation: Foot and Ankle Unit, Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Medrano
authors.affiliation: Foot and Ankle Unit, Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Asunción
mesh_terms: D000842:Ankle; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006214:Hallux; D006801:Humans; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: hallux; injury; master knot of Henry; medial malleolus; surgery; tendon; toe