Surgical reconstruction of posterior tibial tendon dysfunction: Prospective comparison of flexor digitorum longus substitution combined with lateral column lengthening or medial displacement calcaneal osteotomy

Gait and Posture

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-22

  Marks, Richard M ^a   Long, Jason T ^a   Ness, Mary Ellen ^a   Khazzam, Michael ^a   Harris, Gerald F ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Foot and ankle; Lateral column lengthening (LCL); Medial displacement calcaneal; Milwaukee Foot Model; osteotomy (MDCO); Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDON DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY;

CALCANEUS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOTOMY; POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDON DYSFUNCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57649198082     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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