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Posterior tibial tendon (PTT) dysfunction is a common disorder in adults and is also known as posterior tibial tendon deficiency (PTTD) and adult acquired flatfoot deformity. Flatfeet in the pediatric and the adult population are often regarded as different entities as they both have different etiologies; this chapter will focus on the adult population where the posterior tibial tendon plays a major role [1–4].

The corresponding author of section 15.1 is Tun Hing Lui, Email: luithderek@yahoo.co.uk

The corresponding author of section 15.2 is Tun Hing Lui, Email: luithderek@yahoo.co.uk

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Samuel Ka Kin Ling & Tun Hing Lui

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China

    Tun Hing Lui

  3. Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology— Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen, China

    Tun Hing Lui

  4. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Tun Hing Lui

  5. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Shin Yeung Chiu

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Ling, S.K.K., Lui, T.H., Chiu, S.Y. (2019). Posterior Tibial Tendoscopy. In: Lui, T. (eds) Arthroscopy and Endoscopy of the Foot and Ankle. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0429-3_15

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