Posterior tibial tendon transfer: Results of fixation to the dorsiflexors proximal to the ankle joint

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1128-1142

  Wagenaar, Frank Christiaan B M ^a,b,c   Louwerens, Jan Willem K ^a,b,c  

^a Sint Maartenskliniek ^*

^b DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Foot Ankle Reconstruction Unit   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gait disorders; Neurologic; Tendon transfer; Tibialis posterior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT MALFORMATION; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PES EQUINOVARUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; EQUINUS DEFORMITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON TRANSFER; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35648961934     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.1128     Document Type: Article

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