Closed traumatic rupture of the extensor hallucis longus muscle.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1053/j.jfas.2012.12.002.
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Abstract
A 23-year-old healthy laborer involved in a work-related injury, sustained excessive left ankle plantarflexion, which resulted in closed rupture of the extensor hallucis longus muscle without any predisposing factors. He had an associated fracture of the second metatarsal shaft. The muscle proximal to the musculotendinous junction was excised, and the tendon was looped through a longitudinal slit in the main extensor digitorum communis tendon and sutured to it. The second metatarsal fracture was fixed with Kirschner wires. The patient regained full function and was symptom free 6 months after surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Foot Injuries
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Tendon Injuries
Anatomy
- foot