An anomalous hindfoot insertion of the posterior tibialis tendon

Foot (Edinb). 2009 Dec;19(4):236-7. doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2009.07.004. Epub 2009 Aug 18.

Abstract

The posterior tibialis tendon has numerous insertions but none into the hindfoot has ever been reported in the literature. We present the operative and histological findings of an anomalous insertion slip into the sustentaculum tali in an adult patient with flatfoot deformity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Flatfoot / pathology*
  • Flatfoot / surgery
  • Foot*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Tendons / abnormalities*
  • Tendons / surgery