I have not read much on this type of injury, so I have decided to post my experience. This is not your typical blog. I am back blogging in segments starting back on April 10th 2008, when I was injured in a bizarre accident. I was walking back into work and was tripped up by a dog that was tied to the rail at the back door. Unbeknown to me, I subsequently tore my Peroneus Brevis tendon.
I was initially told that I had a bad sprain and limped about on it for a few weeks, until the pain got unbearable. I went back to the urgent care doctor who now said I had torn ligaments. He put me in a air splint, gave me pain meds and told me to make an appointment with an orthopedic doctor. I made an appointment and the ortho doc said basically the same thing and told me to stay in the splint and to return if pain and swelling wasn't better within the next week. I ended up going back to the ortho doc who said that now that the overall swelling was better, he was now pretty sure I had a torn tendon. The MRI confirmed I had a longitudinal tear in my Preroneus Brevis tendon and I was scheduled for surgery on July 8, 2008. It will be about 9 weeks from the day of my accident.
What can I expect? I am scheduled for surgery July 8th and will be in a surgical cast for 1 week. In a plaster cast for 2 weeks (no weight bearing), stitches out, in another cast for 4 weeks (light weight bearing with crutches and then walking boot for 4 weeks. The recovery is a 6 to 9 month deal. Hopefully shorter.
This is a very good link that give quite a bit of information on the surgery (be warned very graphic pics) procedure and location of the tendon.
http://www.myfootshop.com/detail.asp?Condition=Peroneal+Tendon+Rupture
I was initially told that I had a bad sprain and limped about on it for a few weeks, until the pain got unbearable. I went back to the urgent care doctor who now said I had torn ligaments. He put me in a air splint, gave me pain meds and told me to make an appointment with an orthopedic doctor. I made an appointment and the ortho doc said basically the same thing and told me to stay in the splint and to return if pain and swelling wasn't better within the next week. I ended up going back to the ortho doc who said that now that the overall swelling was better, he was now pretty sure I had a torn tendon. The MRI confirmed I had a longitudinal tear in my Preroneus Brevis tendon and I was scheduled for surgery on July 8, 2008. It will be about 9 weeks from the day of my accident.
What can I expect? I am scheduled for surgery July 8th and will be in a surgical cast for 1 week. In a plaster cast for 2 weeks (no weight bearing), stitches out, in another cast for 4 weeks (light weight bearing with crutches and then walking boot for 4 weeks. The recovery is a 6 to 9 month deal. Hopefully shorter.
This is a very good link that give quite a bit of information on the surgery (be warned very graphic pics) procedure and location of the tendon.
http://www.myfootshop.com/
Where and what is the Peroneus Brevis...you ask?
Hi, Always glad to share our educational content with you but I noticed that the link to our pages for peroneal tendon ruptures has changed. The new link is http://www.myfootshop.com/article/peroneal-tendon-rupture
ReplyDeleteHope you're feeling better.
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