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. 2021 Feb;50(2):433-436.
doi: 10.1007/s00256-020-03485-x. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

Rupture of the peroneus quartus tendon in a professional rugby player

Gajan Rajeswaran  1 , Ali James  2 , Justin C Lee  3 , Adam W M Mitchell  3
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Rupture of the peroneus quartus tendon in a professional rugby player

Gajan Rajeswaran et al. Skeletal Radiol. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

The peroneus quartus is one of a variety of described accessory peroneal muscles, most commonly an incidental finding on MRI or ultrasound of the ankle. We present the only described case in the literature of a peroneus quartus tendon rupture in a professional rugby player as well as the MRI findings.

Keywords: Accessory; MRI; Peroneus; Quartus; Rupture; Tear; Tendon; Variant.

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