Boot-top tendon lacerations in ice hockey

Injury to the anterior tibial tendon, extensor hallucis longus, extensor communis tendons, or dorsalis pedis artery, vein, and nerve are known as "boot-top" injuries. A series of five such cases illustrates that the size of laceration is often small and injury to the underlying structures can be missed. This injury should be preventable if equipment is worn properly.