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Figure 6a.  Peroneus brevis tendon rerouting (Evans procedure) in a 55-year-old woman. (a, b) Oblique (a) and lateral (b) radiographs of the ankle show a fibular tunnel (arrows). (c-g) Axial (c-f) (c most caudal, f most cephalic) and sagittal (g) T1-weighted MR images show the peroneus brevis tendon (solid arrows) coursing through the fibular tunnel. Note the normal peroneus longus tendon (arrowheads) and suture artifact at the proximal peroneus brevis tendon reattachment site (open arrow in g).