title: Acute rupture of the tibialis posterior tendon without fracture: a case report.
abstract: The acute rupture of the tibialis posterior (TP) tendon, compared to an acute rupture of the Achilles tendon, is a quite uncommon disease to be diagnosed in the emergency department setting. In most cases symptoms related to a TP dysfunction, like weakness, pain along the course of the tendon, swelling in the region of the medial malleolus, and the partial or complete loss of the medial arch with a flatfoot deformity precede the complete rupture of the tendon. In this case report, we describe an acute rupture of the TP tendon following a pronation-external rotation injury of the ankle with no association of a medial malleolus fracture and with no history of a prior flatfoot deformity or symptoms.
authors.forename: Nicolò
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bonifacini
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moneghini
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scotto
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sartorelli
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D037081:Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome