Abstract
Dislocation of the posterior tibial tendon is an uncommon condition. Although surgery
is usually performed in most cases of posterior tibial tendon dislocation, postoperative
repeat dislocation of the posterior tibial tendon has not been reported in the published
data. We report the case of a 27-year-old male patient who experienced repeat dislocation
of the posterior tibial tendon after a gymnastic landing, 44 months after initial
retinaculum repair. For revision surgery, we reconstructed the flexor retinaculum
in conjunction with deepening of the retromalleolar groove, because the groove was
hypoplastic. He returned to competitive gymnastics and had not experienced subluxation
or dislocation of the posterior tibial tendon at the 1-year follow-up examination.
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