Summary
The tibialis posterior muscle was transferred behind the fibula through the peroneal muscles and anchored in the fourth intermetatarsal cleft as an adjuvant step in postero-medial release to control the adduction deformity of the forefoot in clubfeet.
The results of this procedure were compared after five years with conventional methods, including postero-medial release alone, in ten identical bilateral clubfeet.
The immediate and late correction of the adductus deformity were significantly improved by this additional operation.
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Le tendon du jambier postérieur a été transféré derrière le péroné á travers les muscles péroniers et fixé au quatrième espace intermétatarsien, constituant un élément complémentaire de la libération postéro-interne, pour le contrôle de la déformation de l'avant-pied en adduction dans le pied bot.
Les résultats de cette opération ont été comparés, avec cinq ans de recul, à ceux des méthodes conventionnelles de traitement, y compris la libération postéro-interne isolée, dans dix cas bilatéraux identiques de pied bot.
La correction, tant précoce que tardive, de la déformation en adduction a été notablement améliorée par cette technique complémentaire.
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Fahmy, W.M. Retrofibular transfer of tibialis posterior to control residual adduction deformity of clubfoot. International Orthopaedics 7, 191–193 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00269505
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