Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefässe : Organ der Vereinigung der Deutschen Plastischen Chirurgen
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Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir · Jan 2012
Review[Transfer of the posterior tibialis tendon to restore an active dorsiflexion of the foot].
After lesions of the peroneal nerve or damage of the tibialis anterior muscle a lack of active dorsiflexion leads to a drop foot deformity. Ober (1933) described a transfer of the posterior tibialis tendon to the dorsum of the foot to restore active extension of the foot. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the results of this method and to compare our results with those in the literature. ⋯ The Stanmore score revealed an average of 62 points with an excellent result in 2, a good result in 5, a fair result in 2 and a poor result in 5 patients. Transfer of the posterior tibial muscle to restore active dorsiflexion of the foot is a therapeutic option. As it is known from the literature objective results were mostly fair, but there was a high degree of satisfaction among the patients.