Abstract
Hui Chen*, Gang-Rui Jia, Xin-Qiang Wang and Xin-Qiang Wang Author Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics, BenQ Medical Center, The Affiliated BenQ Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China Received: March 10, 2021 | Published: March 26, 2021 Corresponding author: Themistoklis Sertis, Cardiologist, Cardiology Department of Drama General Hospital, Drama, Greece DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2021.34.005607
Highlights
Closed rupture of Tibialis Anterior Tendon (TAT) is very uncommon
For a variety of reasons, early diagnosis of the closed traumatic rupture of the TAT is challenging We hear report such a closed TAT rupture combined with multiple fractures of ribs and discuss diagnosis and treatment of such a condition
A 50-year-old male patient came to the clinics with a chief complaint of weakened dorsal extension of the right foot and steppage gait
Summary
Closed rupture of Tibialis Anterior Tendon (TAT) is very uncommon. 5ml light ischemic liquid was obtained from the pain point of right anterior ankle by manual syringe, local area was compressed, but the “hematoma” returned soon. Exploration revealed that the inferior extensor retinaculum was partially broken, and the TAT ruptured from its insertion of cuneiform with the proximal stump retracted. After the original insertion point was decortexed the TAT was fixed anatomically 5mm suture anchor (Figure 4). His activity level of the right ankle was slightly less than previously, and there was a mild slapping gait. He denied pain in his right foot.
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