An unexpected complication of nonoperative treatment for tibial posterior ­malleolus fracture: bony entrapment of tibialis posterior tendon – a case report

摘要

A 41-year-old patient was referred to our center because of right medial ankle pain increasing for 3 months. He had, 10 years ago, had a displaced lateral malleolus fracture with an associated non-displaced posterior malleolus fracture but without a medial malleolus fracture. A fibular osteosynthesis without medial or posterior exploration was done at another hospital. Postoperatively, the patient remained non-weightbearing for 6 weeks with a cast. The patient recovered completely and returned to work as a fireman 4 months after the initial injury. The fibular osteosynthesis material was removed 1 year after the surgery.