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Case Reports
. 2021 Aug 24:35:100524.
doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100524. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Peroneus brevis tendon injuries: Report of two cases and review of literature

Stamatios A Papadakis  1 , Dimitrios Pallis  1 , Margarita-Michaela Ampadiotaki  1 , Konstantinos Tsivelekas  1 , Nicholaos Trygonis  1 , Dimitrios Artsitas  1 , Evangelos Triantafyllou  1 , Thanos Badekas  2
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Peroneus brevis tendon injuries: Report of two cases and review of literature

Stamatios A Papadakis et al. Trauma Case Rep. .

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Abstract

The incidence of peroneal tendon disorders in the population is unknown and they are usually overlooked. We report two cases of peroneus brevis injuries and a comprehensive literature review was performed. The first case was a 53-year-old man presented with persistent pain on the lateral aspect on the left ankle during the last four years and difficulty to bear weight during the last year. MRI showed longitudinal tear of peroneus brevis tendon and the patient underwent surgical treatment. The second case was a 46-year-old woman with persistent pain on the lateral aspect of the ankle with a history of a road traffic accident two years ago. Although MRI showed a peroneus brevis tendon tear, this was a false positive finding. Surgical treatment revealed no tear and symphysiolysis managed to relieve patient's symptoms. Even though MRI is the most effective diagnostic tool in depicting peroneal tendon injuries, there are false positive findings. In cases when symptoms persist, surgical exploration is indicated.

Keywords: Ankle; MRI; Peroneal tendon; Tear.

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Case 1. Intraoperative photo showing the longitudinal split of peroneus brevis tendon.
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Case 1. Intraoperative photo showing the continuous interlocking suture of peroneus brevis tendon.
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Case 2. Proton density – weighted axial magnetic resonance image showing the flattened PB and a small longitudinal split right under the lateral malleolus.
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