Posterior Tibial Tendon Tear After 4-Cortex Syndesmotic Screw Fixation: A Case Report and Literature Review : Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

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Posterior Tibial Tendon Tear After 4-Cortex Syndesmotic Screw Fixation

A Case Report and Literature Review

Kwon, John Y. MD*; Campbell, John T. MD; Myerson, Mark S. MD

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Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 26(6):p e66-e69, June 2012. | DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31821e127f

Abstract

Summary: 

We describe a previously unreported problem of a patient who underwent errant 4-cortex syndesmotic screw fixation with resultant posterior tibial tendon tear necessitating removal of hardware and repair of a tendon tear.

© 2012 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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