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Intermittent flexor hallucis longus dislocation: ultrasound findings
Marco Becciolini1,2, Giovanni Bonacchi3,4, Salvatore Massimo Stella4
1Misericordia di Pistoia, Via Bonellina 1, 51100, Pistoia, Italy. marcobecciolini@gmail.com.
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We report a case of intermittent dislocation of the flexor hallucis longus at its passage in the retro-malleolar area, related to a post-traumatic detachment of the retrotalar pulley from the medial tubercle of the talus. High-resolution ultrasound depicted the anterior dislocation of the tendon during dynamic stress, by asking the patient to flex his hallux against the examiner resistance, with the ankle in slight dorsiflexion. The tendon normally relocated after the dynamic maneuver. Tendon dislocation was associated with a painful snap.
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