title: Palliative surgery in irreparable lesions of the peroneal nerve.
abstract: The operation of transposition of tibialis posterior into tibialis anterior is indicated in irreparable lesions of the peroneal nerve. The authors present a critical review of 16 cases submitted to this operation during the last 5 years using the Barr technique. This is described in detail. Evaluation of the overall results shows this to be an excellent procedure in such cases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000294:innervation* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*