title: Tibial nerve mistakenly used as a tendon graft. Reports of three cases.
abstract: We describe three patients in whom the tibial nerve was used, in mistake for the plantaris tendon, to repair a ruptured calcaneal tendon. The tendon repair was successful in all cases, but despite attempted reconstruction of the nerve, no patient had any motor recovery although two regained some protective sensation.
authors.affiliation: Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McGeorge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sturzenegger
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Buchler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005528:Foot / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery