Posterior Tibial Tendon Tear After 4-Cortex Syndesmotic Screw Fixation: A Case Report and Literature Review

We describe a previously unreported problem of a patient who underwent errant 4-cortex syndesmotic screw fixation with resultant posterior tibial tendon tear necessitating removal of hardware and repair of a tendon tear. Kwon JY, Campbell JT, Myerson MS. J Orthop Trauma. 2011 Aug 12. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21849910