Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · May 2005
Case ReportsCombined rupture of the tibialis anterior and the extensor hallucis longus tendons--functional reconstruction.
Traumatic rupture of the tibialis anterior (TA) tendon represents a very rare foot injury. A combined injury of both the TA and the extensor hallucis longus (EHL) tendons has not yet been reported. Within the scope of this work we will prove that tendon transfers in cases of combined tendon injuries are a reasonable course of action in order to achieve the aim of a functional reconstruction. ⋯ With this work we proved that tendon transfers in cases of combined tendon injuries make sense in order to achieve functional reconstruction. This approach preserves function and strength and avoids the problems and risks of alternate treatment techniques, including tendon grafting.