Open AccessTendon transfer to unossified bone in a porcine model: Potential implications for early tibialis anterior tendon transfers in children with clubfeet
Author(s) -
Matthew A. Halanski,
Sam Abrams,
Rachel L. Lenhart,
Ellen M. Leiferman,
Teresa Kaiser,
Emily Pierce,
Rachel Rebekah Franklin,
Dayton Opel,
Kenneth J. Noonan,
Thomas D. Crenshaw
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of children's orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1863-2548
pISSN - 1863-2521
DOI - 10.1007/s11832-016-0799-4
Subject(s) - medicine , tendon , kappa , calcaneus , anatomy , tendon transfer , radiography , intraclass correlation , surgery , confidence interval , ossification center , orthodontics , ossification , mathematics , clinical psychology , psychometrics , geometry
Tibialis anterior tendon transfers (TATT) are commonly performed in young children following Ponseti casting for clubfeet. The classic TATT involves advancing the tendon through a hole drilled in the ossified cuneiform. The aim of this study was to determine if tendons transferred through unossified bones have untoward effects on subsequent bone development.