Tibial nerve mistakenly used as a tendon graft. Reports of three cases.
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We describe three patients in whom the tibial nerve was used, in mistake for the plantaris tendon, to repair a ruptured calcaneal tendon. The tendon repair was successful in all cases, but despite attempted reconstruction of the nerve, no patient had any motor recovery although two regained some protective sensation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
دوره 74 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992