Early postoperative active mobilisation versus immobilisation following tibialis posterior tendon transfer for foot-drop correction in patients with Hansen's disease

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 554-560

  Rath, Santosh ^a,b   Schreuders, Ton A R ^b   Selles, Ruud W ^b  

^a LEPRA Funded Leprosy Reconstructive Surgery Unit HOINA   (India)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Early postoperative active mobilisation of tendon transfers; Foot drop correction for paralytic conditions; Morbidity following tendon transfer; Tendon transfer rehabilitation; Tibialis posterior tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT DROP; FOOT MALFORMATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INDEPENDENCE; JOINT MOBILIZATION; LEPROSY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON TRANSFER; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR TENDON TRANSFER; WALKING; WALKING AID;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EARLY AMBULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149148804     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.11.095     Document Type: Article

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