HALLUX FLEXION DEFORMITY SECONDARY TO ENTRAPMENT OF THE FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS TENDON AFTER FIBULAR FRACTURE

This article presents a case of entrapment of the flexor hallucis long us tendon after open reduction and internal fixation of a Weber C ankl e fracture resulting in interphalangeal joint contracture of the hallu x. Pathology involving other tendons at the foot and ankle associated with ankle fractures is reviewed. Other scenarios of flexor hallucis l ongus pathology are discussed. Flexor hallucis longus anatomy, as rela ted to distal fibular fractures, is outlined, and a recommendation is made to consider flexor hallucis longus entrapment as a cause of hallu x dysfunction after open reduction and internal fixation of an ankle f racture.