title: A modified technique for flexor-to-extensor tendon transfer to correct residual metatarsophalangeal extension in the treatment of hammertoes.
abstract: A variety of surgical procedures exist for the correction of hammertoe deformities, and several different methods of flexor tendon transfer have been described for the correction of hammertoes associated with extension contracture of the corresponding metatarsophalangeal joint. In the present report, we have described a variation of flexor tendon tenodesis we have found useful.
authors.affiliation: Foot and Ankle Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Pascal F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Rippstein
authors.affiliation: Professor, Foot and Ankle Division, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: parkyounguk@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Young Uk
authors.initials: YU
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D037801:Hammer Toe Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Girdlestone-Taylor procedure; digital surgery; extensor digitorum longus; flexor digitorum longus; toe deformity