This week we are going to discuss the tear of the posterior tibial tendon in the lower leg. posterior tibial tendon tears are one of the most common injuries of the foot and ankle and can occur for a ...

The tibialis posterior tendon is a tendon of the foot and ankle which is subject to excessive force and repetition resulting in damage. This type of damage can present as minor tearing of the tendon ...

Q: I have had continuous left side lower leg injuries for about a year. The newest and by far the worst is Posterior Tibial Tendinitis. It seems that no matter what I do, the tendinitis will not go ...

Q: How do you prevent tibialis posterior tendinitis? I had it licked several years ago through a combination of orthopedic care and icing after workouts. I recently changed shoes, on the advice of an ...

This form of tendonitis is similar to posterior tibial tendonitis, only it affects a tendon in the front of the ankle, where it connects to the foot. Symptoms are similar, only the pain affects the ...

Correspondence to Prof Dr Heinz Lohrer, Institute of Sports Medicine, Otto-Fleck-Schneise, 10, 60528 Frankfurt/Main, Germany; lohrer{at}sport.uni-frankfurt.de Objective In contrast to posterior tibial ...

Tibialis posterior tendon transfer effectively corrected the foot drop component of cavovarus foot deformity for patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. “The tendon transfer appeared to function as ...

A new injury may dash Boston Celtics Center Kristaps Porzingis' hopes of playing in Game 3 of the NBA Finals - or beyond - against the Dallas Mavericks. Described by the team as "a torn medial ...