The use of tibilis posterior as a dorsiflexor.

نویسندگان

  • D R GUNN
  • B D MOLESWORTH
چکیده

Our interest in tendon transplantation in leprosy was first aroused by the report of Brand (1952), and the possibility of using tibialis posterior as a dorsifiexor was further stimulated by the report ofWatkins, Jones, Ryder and Brown (1954), who had used this muscle in poliomyelitis by bringing it through the interosseous membrane. Since we began this series Brand (1956) has stated that he has been using tibialis posterior as a dorsiflexor for some time. The technique that Brand employed is, however, rather different from the one that we have used. MATERIAL This report is based upon a study of fifty-six cases, mostly treated at the Buloh Leper Settlement. All except two patients in this series were suffering from leprosy. Lateral popliteal palsy is one of the commoner effects of leprosy, and for a long time splints have been the only form of treatment. Fortunately, the tibialis posterior muscle is seldom paralysed in this disease. Selection of cases-The following were the criteria used : I ) complete paralysis of the muscles supplied by the lateral popliteal nerve; 2) a reasonable range ofpassive dorsifiexion; and 3) an active and powerful tibialis posterior. Age was not considered : the youngest patient was aged ten years, and the oldest was sixty-four.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume

دوره 39-B 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1957