Ethibond Suture Granuloma following Tibialis Anterior Tendon Transfer Mimicking Osteomyelitis of Foot

Abstract

ABSTRACT Tibialis anterior tendon transfer is routinely done for the correction of dynamic supination deformity of foot in children with congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV). Surgeons commonly make use of a nonabsorbable suture—‘ethibond number 2’ for anchoring the transferred tendon to the new recipient site. We would like to report a case of suture granuloma following tibialis anterior tendon transfer in a 4 years old child, presenting with a swelling and discharging sinus clinically mimicking osteomyelitis. Unlike osteomyelitis, the patient did not have fever or pain clinically, nor was any organism detected microbiologically. The clinical presentation and the successful management of the case have been described in detail along with relevant review of literature. How to cite this article Gopinathan NR, Dhillon MS, Saibaba B, Santhanam SS, Kanojia RK. Ethibond Suture Granuloma following Tibialis Anterior Tendon Transfer Mimicking Osteomyelitis of Foot. J Foot Ankle Surg (Asia-Pacific) 2015;2(2):97-100.