Open AccessTHE CORRECTION OF FOOT DROP IN LEPROSY
Author(s) -
A. G. Warren
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of bone and joint surgery. british volume/the journal of bone and joint surgery. british volume
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0968-7300
pISSN - 0301-620X
DOI - 10.1302/0301-620x.50b3.629
Subject(s) - foot (prosody) , foot drop , leprosy , medicine , tendon , surgery , tendon transfer , drop out , dermatology , philosophy , linguistics , economics , demographic economics
1. The complications following standard tendon transfer to provide active correction of drop foot in Chinese patients with leprosy are reviewed. 2. An alternative method of foot drop correction is described in which reactivation of the remaining distal stump of the tibialis posterior tendon is provided to assist in maintaining the stability of the arch of the foot and to help to prevent dropped toes. 3. A review of thirteen patients is given. The indications are that this method is functionally as good as other methods. So far it has shown none of the complications usual in Chinese patients.