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Peroneal Tendinopathy

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Peroneal tendons dislocation is an uncommon sports-related injury. The first case was described by Monteggia in 1803 in a ballet dancer.1 The injury is frequently associated with sports with cutting maneuvers such as judo, gymnastics, soccer, rugby, basketball, ice skating, skiing, water skiing, and mountaineering.2 No specific age range is associated with the condition, but it clearly appears from the reported series that there is a relationship between dislocation of peroneal tendons and sport active people and road accidents.

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Oliva, F., Saxena, A., Ferran, N.A., Maffulli, N. (2012). Peroneal Tendinopathy. In: Saxena, A. (eds) International Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-609-2_20

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