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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul-Aug;10(4):666-668.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2018.08.015. Epub 2018 Aug 10.

Diagnosing posterior tibial tendon tear with dynamic ultrasound following tibial intramedullary nailing

Venkat C Kavuri  1 , Kranthikiran Earasi  1 , Matthew Varacallo  1 , Susan P Harding  1
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Diagnosing posterior tibial tendon tear with dynamic ultrasound following tibial intramedullary nailing

Venkat C Kavuri et al. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2019 Jul-Aug.

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020 Nov-Dec;11(6):1169-1171. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2020.09.032. Epub 2020 Sep 26. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020. PMID: 33013141 Free PMC article.
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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020 Nov-Dec;11(6):1172-1174. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2020.10.044. Epub 2020 Oct 23. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020. PMID: 33192025 Free PMC article.

Abstract

Complications following tibial intramedullary nailing include anterior knee pain, malunion, nonunion, and symptomatic/prominent interlocking screws. We report a case of a posterior tibial tendon tear caused by placement of a distal interlocking screw which was detected via dynamic ultrasound. This is a rare and possibly underreported complication which could be the cause of persistent medial sided ankle pain following locked tibial nail placement.

Keywords: Nail; PTT; Tendon; Tibia.

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Preoperative AP radiograph of injury to L tibia.
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Postoperative AP radiograph of L tibia.
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Postoperative lateral radiograph of L tibia.
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