What This Procedure Involves
Incision behind the fibula. For tears: debridement or suture repair, with tendon transfer if >50% damaged. For subluxation: retinaculum repair and groove deepening. Takes one to one and a half hours.
Peroneal tendon repair addresses tears, subluxation, or tendinopathy of the tendons behind the outer ankle — important for ankle stability and foot eversion.
Incision behind the fibula. For tears: debridement or suture repair, with tendon transfer if >50% damaged. For subluxation: retinaculum repair and groove deepening. Takes one to one and a half hours.
For peroneal tears causing lateral ankle pain, recurrent subluxation, and chronic instability with tendon damage.
Physiotherapy, bracing, boot immobilisation for acute injuries.
MRI or ultrasound. Standard pre-assessment.
Relief of lateral ankle pain, resolution of subluxation. Approximately 85% good outcomes.
Outer foot numbness.
Several weeks.
Recurrence.
Lateral ankle skin slow to heal.
Limiting tendon glide.
General or spinal with ankle block.
Cast or boot four to six weeks. Sport at three to four months.
Reviews at two, six weeks, three months.
Chronic ankle instability, recurrent sprains, cavovarus foot type, and overuse.