TY - JOUR AU - Villar, Ricardo Ummen de Almeida Tenório AU - Benevides , Pedro Costa AU - Nery, Caio Augusto de Souza AU - Prado , Marcelo Pires AU - Alloza , José Felipe Marion AU - Masagão , Renato do Amaral AU - Godoy-Santos , Alexandre Leme PY - 2021/08/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Reconstruction of chronic extensor hallucis longus tendon rupture using plantaris tendon graft JF - Journal of the Foot & Ankle JA - J Foot Ankle VL - 15 IS - 2 SE - Technical Tip DO - 10.30795/jfootankle.2021.v15.1557 UR - https://jfootankle.com/JournalFootAnkle/article/view/1557 SP - 179-182 AB - <p style="text-align: justify;">Chronic tendon ruptures can be difficult to manage as end-to-end repair can be challenging. In this scenario, reconstruction techniques with tendon grafts may be useful. The ideal tendon graft would be one that has similar biomechanical properties, low donor-site morbidity and length compatible with the tendon gap. We describe a safe technique for the reconstruction of a chronic extensor hallucis longus tendon rupture using a plantaris tendon graft. <em><strong>Level of Evidence V, Therapeutic Studies; Expert Opinion.&nbsp;</strong></em></p> ER -