Height and weight predict cross-sectional area of the peroneus brevis and longus tendons: Magnetic resonance imaging-based analysis of 164 adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine whether height, weight and body mass index (BMI) are associated with the cross-sectional area of the peroneus brevis and longus tendons on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Understanding these associations may assist in autograft selection and evaluation of residual tendon function after graft harvest.

Methods

This retrospective study included 164 adult patients (mean age 41.6 ± 15.7 years; 52% female) who underwent 3T ankle MRI between 2018 and 2024. Patients with peroneal tendon pathology (e.g., split tears, tendinosis), prior surgery or artefacts (e.g., motion or metal-related signal loss) were excluded. Cross-sectional areas were measured 1 cm above the lateral malleolus on axial proton density-weighted images. Height and weight were obtained from pr

SUBMITTER: Zych R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12581844 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature