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Ankle tendon split

Posted by shells14 @shells14, Aug 11 10:37am

I have suffered the past year with outside ankle pain and the MRI 6 months ago did not show anything. However, I had a repeat MRI Friday and it showed Peroneal brevis split without transection of fibers.
I have tried Pt, a plasma injection, and exercises, so surgery I guess is the only option? Not sure how I even did this as I missed a step last year and sprained the other ankle and from walking with the boot could this has caused an extra strain on left side??

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Jennifer, Volunteer Mentor | @jenniferhunter | Aug 11 12:02pm

@shells14 I think you are right about the boot. My husband had a stress fracture in his foot and wore a boot for a couple months. Then he developed a problem in the other ankle, a partial Achilles tendon tear. That fibrosed, so he didn't need surgery , but he wore a boot because of the Achilles tear for awhile. I think the cause isn't the boot specifically, but an imbalance in the height of where your feet are on the ground. It is like wearing one shoe with a high heel and the other a low heel. That throws off the balance in the pelvis and affects the tension through the leg. That may cause extra tension on tendons and cause wear and tear. I think the prevention is to wear a hiking boot or shoe on the other foot so the heel heights match so it doesn't cause the issues with uneven tension.

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shells14 | @shells14 | Aug 11 2:47pm
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@shells14 I think you are right about the boot. My husband had a stress fracture in his foot and wore a boot for a couple months. Then he developed a problem in the other ankle, a partial Achilles tendon tear. That fibrosed, so he didn't need surgery , but he wore a boot because of the Achilles tear for awhile. I think the cause isn't the boot specifically, but an imbalance in the height of where your feet are on the ground. It is like wearing one shoe with a high heel and the other a low heel. That throws off the balance in the pelvis and affects the tension through the leg. That may cause extra tension on tendons and cause wear and tear. I think the prevention is to wear a hiking boot or shoe on the other foot so the heel heights match so it doesn't cause the issues with uneven tension.

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Thanks s much ! I agree.

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