ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 32-year-old basketball player who presented with an acute
flatfoot deformity after performing a unipodal power jump. Rupture of the posterior
tibial tendon within the foot was diagnosed and then treated by hamstring tendon transfer
combined with application of autologous biologic preparations. The functional outcome
at 18 months was good. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of posterior
tibial tendon rupture treated by hamstring tendon transfer.
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Published online: November 15, 2018
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