A 61-year-old man presented to clinic 1 week after a motor vehicle accident with left ankle pain and swelling. He also reported having a chronic inability to dorsiflex his left foot. He said he ...

QUEBEC CITY — Results showed ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injections into the tibial tendon sheath were a safe nonoperative treatment for patients with posterior tibialis tendinopathy, with ...

The tibialis posterior tendon is an extremely important structure in the support of the foot and ankle. Its function is to support the arch as well as to provide stability of the ankle in the inwar… ...

What causes pain the arch of the foot when running ... Tendonitis – or tendinopathy – isn’t limited to the feet, and refers to any inflamed tendon or tendon sheath.

Dorsiflexion means the flexion of the foot in the dorsal, or upward, direction. People use dorsiflexion when they walk. During the middle stages of weight bearing and just before pushing off the ...

Mild cases may be resolved with splinting and the avoidance of repetitive gripping, but in many patients glucocorticoid injections near or into the tendon sheath are necessary to reduce ...

Objective In contrast to posterior tibial tendon lesions, dislocations of the posterior tibial tendon are thought to be ‘extremely rare’. Diagnostic criteria for this condition have not yet been ...