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Hi, I had a fall on January 17, 2011. I ended up having a fracture in my malleolus and having minimally displaced bone fragments from my talus. I had a cast for six weeks and was on a cam walker for six more weeks. However, after 12 weeks my ankle was still swelling and very painful. The doctor finally ordered an MRI. The MRI shows a split tear in the peroneus brevis tendon. My doctor says that I need surgery to repair the tear. He says that these tears do not repair themselves. Is...

Is surgery necessary for a split tear of the peroneus brevis tendon?

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