Extensor hallucis longus transfer as an alternative to split transfer of the tibialis anterior tendon to correct equinovarus foot in hemiplegic patients without overactivity of tibialis anterior

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1262-1266

  Carda, S ^a   Molteni, F ^a,b   Bertoni, M ^a,c   Zerbinati, P ^a,d   Invernizzi, M ^a   Cisari, C ^a  

^a Azienda Universitaria   (Italy)

^b VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Riabilitazione Neuromotoria   (Italy)

^d IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EXTENSOR HALLUCIS LONGUS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; PARESIS; PES EQUINOVARUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TENOTOMY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE TENDON; TOE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING DIFFICULTY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLUBFOOT; COMPLICATION; DISABILITY; FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; METATARSAL BONE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; TENDON TRANSFER; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CLUBFOOT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; METATARSAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TENDON TRANSFER; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956368498     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B9.23580     Document Type: Article

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