Abstract
Few studies describe the results of surgical treatment of peroneal retinaculum in
athletic populations. Thirty-one athletic patients with symptomatic subluxating peroneal
tendons were treated surgically by one surgeon with isolated subluxation repair, subluxation
repair plus peroneus brevis tendon repair, or subluxation repair plus lateral ankle
stabilization. As a group, the average time to return to activity was 3.2 ± 0.8 months
with a postoperative AOFAS score of 97.0 ± 5.3. Patients with tendon tears were older
in age (P < .01) and took longer to return to activity than the rest of the cohort (P = .02). There were a total of 4 patients with postoperative complications, although
all were able to return to sports. The patients with peroneal subluxation in this
study were able to return to their sport in approximately 3 months. Those with concomitant
tendon tears took longer. Further study is needed to see if this is associated with
longer-standing symptoms.
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Published online: March 29, 2010
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© 2010 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
