TIBIALIS POSTERIOR TRANSFER IN CONGENITAL CLUB FOOT

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

Congenital Club-Foot

Congenital Club-Foot

New method for fixation point of tibialis posterior tendon transfer

 Background: The transfer of the tibialis posterior tendon to the dorsum of foot can restore the function of the paralyzed dorsiflexor muscles of the foot and ankle. In order to reduce the wound complication in the insertion site of tendon to bone by a plantar knop we used a new method of fixation by an absorbable screw inserted dorsally. Methods: we performed this operation on 15 patients in...

Biomechanical Comparison of Three Methods of Anterior Tibialis Tendon Transfer for Club Foot Correction