ArticleJournal of anatomy2019
Identification of the retrotalar pulley of the Flexor Hallucis Longus tendon.
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- Diagnosis of flexor hallucis longus tenosynovitis using the cross-sectional area of the flexor hallucis longus tendon.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Exploring the Association of Hallux Limitus with Baropodometric Gait Pattern Changes.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Intermittent flexor hallucis longus dislocation: ultrasound findings.Journal of ultrasound · 2025Article
- Analysis of Static Plantar Pressures in School-Age Children with and without Functional Hallux Limitus: A Case-Control Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Do Patients With Functional Hallux Limitus Have a Low-Lying or Bulky FHL Muscle Belly?Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Endoscopic Tenolysis of Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon: Surgical Technique.Arthroscopy techniques · 2020Article
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Abstract
Functional Hallux Limitus is the expression of the gliding restraint of the Flexor Hallucis Longus (Fhl) tendon, resulting in several painful syndromes. This impingement is located along the tract of the Fhl tendon at the level of its retrotalar tunnel sealed posteriorly by a fibrous pulley. This pulley, although poorly anatomically characterized, has been arthroscopically proven that its presence or resection plays a pivotal clinical role in the biomechanics of the lower leg, being the main restraint to the physiological movement of the Fhl tendon. The aim of our study was to identify and characterize this anatomical structure. Eleven cadaveric lower legs were initially assessed by computer tomography (CT) imaging, subsequently plastinated, dissected and histologically evaluated by use of Mayer's and Hematoxylin stain. We have shown that the retrotalar pulley of the Fhl shares the same histological characteristics with the retinaculum of the long fibularis muscle and the retinaculum of flexor digitorum muscle, thus it constitutes a different entity than the adjacent formations.
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