Operative Treatment for Peroneal Tendon Disorders by Daniel S. Heckman, Sudheer Reddy, David Pedowitz, Keith L. Wapner, and Selene G. Parekh J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume 90(2): February 1, 2008 ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scan of a patient with an acute peroneal tendon dislocation, demonstrating a shallow retromalleolar groove (arrowhead). Daniel S. Heckman et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90: ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Intraoperative photograph showing a longitudinal split tear of the peroneus brevis tendon within the retromalleolar sulcus. Daniel S. Heckman et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90: ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Anteroposterior radiograph of the ankle, demonstrating a fleck sign (arrowhead). Daniel S. Heckman et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90: ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Axial T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scan demonstrating high signal intensity around the peroneus brevis and longus tendons (arrowhead). Daniel S. Heckman et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90: ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scan showing a bisected peroneus brevis tendon, consistent with a tear (arrowhead). Daniel S. Heckman et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90: ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Tears involving <50% of the cross-sectional area of the peroneal tendons can be treated with excision of the affected area followed by tubularization with nonabsorbable sutures. Daniel S. Heckman et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90: ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.