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Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction and MR imaging in rheumatoid arthritis
Paul Hasler1, Beat Hintermann, Monika Meier
1Rheumatology University Clinic, Felix Platter Spital and University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. paul.hasler@fps-basel.ch
Rheumatology International
|July 18, 2002
Abstract:
We present the case of a patient with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis and an acute onset of total dysfunction of the posterior tibial tendon. On MRI, a rupture of the tendon was apparent. Intraoperatively, however, massive tenosynovitis with stricture of the tendon was identified as the cause of posterior tibial tendon dysfunction. This case illustrates a pitfall in MRI imaging with potential diagnostic and therapeutic consequences.