Tibialis Anterior Tendon Transfer after Clubfoot Surgery

Transfer of the tibialis anterior tendon for relapsed club-foot.

Comparison of the Ponseti method versus early tibialis anterior tendon transfer for idiopathic clubfoot: A prospective randomized study.

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to compare functional and radiological outcomes in clubfoot patients treated by early Tibialis anterior tendon transfer and Ponseti method. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective, randomized study was conducted. A total of 39 children with a mean age of 17.05 days (55 clubfeet) were randomly allocated into one of two groups: first (conservative Ponseti method) ...

Transfer of the tendon of tibialis anterior in relapsed congenital clubfoot: long-term results in 38 feet.

A total of 38 relapsed congenital clubfeet (16 stiff, 22 partially correctable) underwent revision of soft-tissue surgery, with or without a bony procedure, and transfer of the tendon of tibialis anterior at a mean age of 4.8 years (2.0 to 10.1). The tendon was transferred to the third cuneiform in five cases, to the base of the third metatarsal in ten and to the base of the fourth in 23. The p...

Plantar pressures and ankle kinematics following anterior tibialis tendon transfers in children with clubfoot

Materials and methods Thirty children (37 feet) were evaluated preand 2.0 ±0.6 yrs (range: 0.8 to 2.9) post-op following ATT transfer. Foot progression angle (FPA) and sagittal ankle kinematics were assessed using a VICON system. Plantar pressures were collected using the Emed ST Platform. Representative trials were chosen for each subject for gait and plantar pressures. Plantar pressures were ...

Repair of Chronic Tibialis Anterior Tendon Ruptures.

This article presents a novel technique for repair of chronic tibialis anterior tendon ruptures. All chronic tibialis anterior tendon ruptures reviewed were treated with this technique. Patients with chronic tibialis anterior tendon ruptures presenting to the authors' institution from 2006 to 2012 had preoperative and postoperative Foot and Ankle Ability Measure scores. The average follow-up ti...