Modified Girdlestones-Taylor procedure for claw toes in spinal cord injury.
METHODS
A combination of review of case notes and outpatient follow-up.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effectiveness of the modified Girdlestones-Taylor procedure in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).


METHODS
Princess Royal Spinal Injuries Centre (PRSIC), Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK.


METHODS
Nine patients with claw toe deformities to 27 toes were treated at the PRSIC from 1996 to 2005. After examination of their medical records, their toes were assessed for pain, residual deformity and stiffness. They were also asked to grade their satisfaction with the surgical outcome. The results were tabulated.


RESULTS
The average age of our series of patients was 43.3 years. The mean time from injury to surgery was 20.4 years and the mean time from surgery to last follow-up was 37.3 months. All our patients had good to excellent results, with over 70% of the toes having excellent results.


CONCLUSIONS
The modified Girdlestones-Taylor procedure for claw toe correction appears to be a safe and effective treatment for patients with SCI.
Department of PMR, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D037801:Hammer Toe Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D016896:Treatment Outcome