Tibialis Posterior Tendon Rupture: a Cause of Rheumatoid Flat Foot

Overview

Journal Arthritis Rheum

Specialty Rheumatology

Date 1988 Mar 1

PMID 3282520

Citations 6

Authors

D J Downey

P A Simkin

L A Mack

M L Richardson

R F Kilcoyne

S T Hansen

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Abstract

Flat foot, a major cause of foot pain and disability, may result from rupture of the tibialis posterior tendon. We describe 2 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who developed flat feet secondary to surgically confirmed tendon rupture, and we discuss the anatomy and diagnosis of this condition. In the second patient, we also present the results of tendon imaging with both magnetic resonance and ultrasound.

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