Concept information
Preferred term
Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Dysfunction, Tibialis Posterior
- Tibialis Posterior Dysfunction
- Tibial Tendon Dysfunction, Posterior
Scope note
- A condition characterized by a broad range of progressive disorders ranging from TENOSYNOVITIS to tendon rupture with or without hindfoot collapse to a fixed, rigid, FLATFOOT deformity. Pathologic changes can involve associated tendons, ligaments, joint structures of the ANKLE, hindfoot, and midfoot. Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction is the most common cause of acquired flatfoot deformity in adults.
History note
- 2003
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
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Dysfunktion i tendo tibialis posterior
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Tibialis posteriorseneinsufficiens
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D037081
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