Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 2018;12(1):57-59

doi:10.5704/MOJ.1803.014

Concomitant Traumatic Peroneal Tendon Dislocation and Medial Malleolus Fracture: A Case Report

Vosoughi AR 1 ; Erfani MA

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Keywords

peroneal tendon subluxation; medial malleolus fracture; ankle; superior peroneal retinaculum

Country

Malaysia

Language

English

Abstract

Peroneal tendon dislocation in association with medialmalleolus fracture is a very rare traumatic injury to the ankle.A 19-year old male patient was referred after injury sustainedin a motorcycle accident with car, with concomitanttraumatic peroneal tendon dislocation and medial malleolusfracture. The possible mechanism of this unusual injurycould have been sudden external rotation force to thepronated foot in full dorsiflexed position of the ankle.Diagnosis of peroneal tendon subluxation or dislocationshould be carefully evaluated in patients with single medialmalleolus fracture.Key Words:peroneal tendon subluxation; medial malleolus fracture;ankle; superior peroneal retinaculum