title: Allograft reconstruction of peroneus longus and brevis tendons tears arising from a single muscular belly. Case report and surgical technique.
abstract: Anatomic variants of the peroneal tendons may cause tendon disorders. Moreover, there is a lack of evidence on how to address chronic tendon pathology when a variant of the peroneal tendons is causing the patient's symptoms. We present a patient with an uncommon peroneal muscle presentation: a single muscular belly dividing into both the peroneus longus and brevis tendons. After extensive debridement of tendinopathic tissue, primary repair or tenodesis was not possible; therefore a unique solution for this problem was performed, reconstructing both peroneal tendons using a semitendinosus allograft.
authors: Duke University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Durham, NC 27710, United States; Universidad de Chile, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Division. Santiago 8380456, Chile. Electronic address: mpellegrini@hcuch.cl.
authors: Manuel J
authors: MJ
authors: Pellegrini
authors: Duke University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Durham, NC 27710, United States; Universidad de Chile, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Division. Santiago 8380456, Chile. Electronic address: samuel.adams@duke.edu.
authors: Samuel B
authors: SB
authors: Adams
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, North Carolina Orthopaedic Clinic, Adjunct Faculty, Duke Fuqua School of Business, Durham, NC, United States. Electronic address: Selene.parekh@gmail.com.
authors: Selene G
authors: SG
authors: Parekh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
keywords: Allograft; Anatomic variant; Peroneal tendons; Reconstruction; Tenodesis