Acute rupture of the tibialis anterior tendon and other tendons is an extremely rare injury. It is usually associated with minor trauma in older patients with medical comorbidity. Surgeons must be ...

Extensor hallucis longus tendon injury and surgical treatment recommendations are infrequently reported. In contrast to long extensor tendon injuries to the foot, flexor and extensor tendon injuries ...

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Matsuda Hospital, Sendai, Japan. 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. An avulsion fracture of the extensor ...

Extensor tendonitis causes pain across the top of the foot. The extensor tendons join the muscles on the front of the lower leg, to the toes. They pull the toes upwards away from the ground. The two ...