title: Tibialis anterior partial rupture mimicking muscle hernia: a rare case report.
abstract: Rupture of tibialis anterior tendons is infrequently described in literature, and those described were around the ankle, either at the origin or in the tendon substance. To our known knowledge only very few cases of rupture of the tibialis anterior at musculotendinous junction were reported. We highlight the occurrence of rupture at the musculotendinous junction in tibialis anterior muscle after trauma, presenting as a soft tissue mass, the need to differentiate it from traumatic muscle hernia, mechanism of injury and its ultrasound and MRI findings.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate, Department of Orthopaedics, Osmania Medical College , Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: Krishna Mohan Reddy
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kotha
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate, Department of Orthopaedics, Osmania Medical College , Andhra Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: Varun Sharma
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Tandra
authors.affiliation: Professor and H.O.D , Department of Orthopaedics, Osmania Medical College , Andhra Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: G V S
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Osmania Medical College , Andhra Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: S Ravindranath
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Vutukuri
authors.affiliation: Intern, Department of Orthopaedics, Osmania General Hospital , Andhra Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vyjayanthi
keywords: Anterior tibial muscle; Diagnosis; Differential; Hernia; Muscles; Rupture; Tendon Injuries; Trauma; Young adult