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Extensor Tendoscopy

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The tibialis anterior tendon (TAT) is the most medially located tendon of the anterior ankle. It originates from the junction between lower and middle thirds of the tibia and courses towards the medial border of the foot, passing under the superior and inferior extensor retinacula, inserting vertically on the first metatarsal base and the medial cuneiform bone [1–3]. The saphenous nerve runs along the medial side of the TAT and crosses over the tendon close to its insertion. The deep peroneal nerve runs along the posterolateral side of TAT and crosses under the extensor hallucis longus (EHL) tendon just above the ankle level to the lateral side of EHL tendon.

The corresponding author of section 19.1 is Tun Hing Lui, Email: luithderek@yahoo.co.uk

The corresponding author of section 19.2 is Tun Hing Lui, Email: luithderek@yahoo.co.uk

The corresponding author of section 19.3 is Tun Hing Lui, Email: luithderek@yahoo.co.uk

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    Adam Yiu Chung Lau & Tun Hing Lui

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Raymond Peter Lee

  3. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Cheuk-Hang Sin

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Lau, A.Y.C., Lui, T.H., Lee, R.P., Sin, CH. (2019). Extensor 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_19

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