title: Tendon Transfers Around the Foot: When and Where.
abstract: Tendon transfers are invaluable in the treatment of severe children's foot deformities. They are often preferable to simple releases, lengthening, or fusion in surgical treatment because they provide an active motor function for deformity correction and, when properly selected, the procedures stabilize the foot against progressive deformity. The authors describe 4 commonly used tendon transfer procedures that are useful in children's foot deformity surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wuxing Street, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung Shan South Road, Taipei 10002, Taiwan; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 West Harrison, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Electronic address: kennank@aol.com.
authors.forename: Ken N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung Shan South Road, Taipei 10002, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuan-Wen
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Physical Therapy Program, College of Health Sciences, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA; Shriners Hospital for Children, 2211 North Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60707, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Krzak
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 West Harrison, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; Shriners Hospital for Children, 2211 North Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60707, USA.
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D005528:Foot / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005530:Foot Deformities / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Anterior tibial tendon transfer; Peabody transfer; Posterior tibial tendon transfer; Reverse Jones transfer