Checkrein deformity - An unusual complication associated with a closed Salter-Harris type II ankle fracture: A case report

Authors
Rosenberg, GA Sferra, JJ
Citation
Ga. Rosenberg et Jj. Sferra, Checkrein deformity - An unusual complication associated with a closed Salter-Harris type II ankle fracture: A case report, FOOT ANKL I, 20(9), 1999, pp. 591-594
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine
Journal title
FOOT & ANKLE INTERNATIONAL
ISSN journal
10711007 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
591 - 594
Database
ISI
SICI code
1071-1007(199909)20:9<591:CD-AUC>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
This article presents a case of tethering of the flexor hallucis longus (FH L) tendon (checkrein deformity) and rupture of the posterior tibialis tendo n after a closed Salter-Harris Type II ankle fracture. Delayed repair was a ffected by tenolysis of the FHL and flexor digitorum longus tendons and ten odesis of the posterior tibialis to the flexor digitorum longus tendon. Thi s case represents the first such report of concomitant entrapment of the FH L tendon and rupture of the posterior tibialis tendon after a closed ankle fracture.