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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lui TH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5368055 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arthroscopy techniques 20170109 1
A spring ligament tear can occur because of failure of the tibialis posterior tendon in adult-acquired flatfoot deformity or as an isolated injury with a normal tibialis posterior tendon. The superomedial spring ligament is the most common site of rupture. Compromise of this ligament is a primary causative factor of peritalar subluxation, and a functioning tibialis posterior tendon cannot prevent or correct a planovalgus foot deformity. Therefore, the spring ligament should be repaired in additi ...[more]