title: Tibialis posterior dysfunction: an overview with a surgical case report using a flexor tendon transfer.
abstract: Tibialis posterior dysfunction, a syndrome that leads to a progressive, unilateral, acquired flat foot, can be missed easily by the podiatric specialist. This paper discusses various etiologies, its clinical presentation, and varying treatment regimes. A case report using the flexor digitorum longus tendon transfer for its repair is presented.
authors.affiliation: Podiatry Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Mendicino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quinn
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D013710:Tendons / Q000503:physiopathology*