The posterior tibial tendon wraps just underneath the medial malleolus. This area of the tendon is particularly prone to problems—it exists in a "watershed zone," where the blood supply is weakest.

“The posterior tibialis is a muscle that originates on the back, or posterior, part of the tibia and fibula (your lower leg bones), up close to your knee,” explains Cathlin Fitzgerald, D.P.T ...

Usually, symptoms come on gradually for no apparent reason and without a specific injury or insult. For this reason, PTT dysfunction is usually thought of as a repetitive strain injury; the pain comes ...

What is posterior tibialis tendon surgery? Posterior tibialis tendon surgery is a way to fix the tendon on the back of your calf that goes down the inside part of your ankle. A surgeon can do a few ...

The Celtics improved to 6-1 with the win against the Hornets on Saturday. They have been without Kristaps Porzingis, who is rehabbing from left posterior tibialis tendon surgery.

Boston Celtics fans all held their breath when news broke of Kristaps Porzingis suffering a "torn medial retinaculum, allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon" in his left leg, after ...

Per the team, the seven-foot-three center suffered a torn medial retinaculum, allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg. The injury occurred late in the third quarter ...

The Sporting News reached out to medical expert Dr. Michael S. George of the KSF Orthopaedic Center in Houston, who explained how a torn medial retinaculum and dislocated posterior tibialis tendon ...

A posterior tibial tendon, according to the Cleveland Clinic, “connects your calf muscle to bones on the inside of your foot. The main purpose of the tendon is to support the arch on the inside ...

Anterior tibial tendonitis pain tends to get worse with an activity that puts stress on the tendon, such as when pulling the foot up or when turning the foot in. It might also cause cracking and ...