The peroneal tendons help stabilize your foot. They're kind of your landing gear when you run. They keep you from wobbling or swaying out of control.
When you start to roll your ankle, the peroneal tendons pull your foot back under you.
If you ignore irritation and aggravation of those tendons, they can get weaker, tear or split apart.
The sudden trauma of suddenly rolling your ankle can cause them to split as well.
If you see a doctor when you suspect a split peroneal tendon, one of the first things you may find is that the doctors say this is a surgical problem. You may hear that you must have surgery to repair a split peroneus brevis tendon.
That's not always true and I will explain why.
Does a split peroneal tendon always mean you have to have surgery if you're a runner?
Well, that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.
Your goal tells me how chronic your running injury
Are you depressed because of a running injury?
Can collateral toe ligaments be surgically repaired?
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2 Reasons for morning pain with a fracture boot
First 3 steps when runners feel a lump in the leg
3 things you should not tell your new doctor
3 mistakes runners make that lead to plantar plate surgery
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3 ways a doctor convinces you you need plantar plate surgery
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The 3 problems (not 2) solved by boot and crutches
Plantar plate surgery is a failure to act quickly
How self judgment may be slowing your injury recovery
Chronic stress reaction versus acute on chronic stress reaction in a runner
Radiologist and Orthopedic doctor disagree on my stress fracture diagnosis
Difference between MRI vs MRA in runner with ankle injury
2 Ways running shoes cause shin splints
2 reasons toe drifts sideways with plantar plate injury
3 Phases of ankle sprain recovery in runners
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