Interosseous transfer of tibialis posterior for common peroneal nerve palsy.
The interosseous route remains popular for tibialis posterior tendon transfer for drop-foot. It leaves a smaller range of movement than the circumtibial route, but lengthening the calcaneal tendon may improve this. The results of this present series indicate that, in order to predict a good functional result, the ankle must be held in at least 20 degrees of dorsiflexion at the time of tendon transfer.
Richard
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BM
Green Pastures Leprosy Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010543:Peroneal Nerve; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*