Tibialis Posterior Tendon Transfer for Persistent Drop Foot after Peroneal Nerve Repair

Türker Özkan; Serdar Tuncer; Kahraman Ozturk; Atakan Aydin; Safiye Ozkan

doi:10.1055/s-0028-1103502

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Inhaltsverzeichnis

J Reconstr Microsurg 2009; 25(3): 157-164
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1103502

Tibialis Posterior Tendon Transfer for Persistent Drop Foot after Peroneal Nerve Repair

Türker Özkan¹ , Serdar Tuncer² , Kahraman Ozturk³ , Atakan Aydin¹ , Safiye Ozkan¹

¹Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hand Surgery Division, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, İstanbul, Turkey
²Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty, Istanbul Bilim University, İstanbul, Turkey
³Orthopedics Department, Vakıf Gureba Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Despite advances in the surgical treatment of peroneal nerve injuries, a significant fraction of patients do not recover adequately. Among 35 patients who had previous repair of the peroneal nerve, 19 had permanent drop foot, and 16 of these patients underwent tibialis posterior (TP) tendon transfer. Mean duration of paralysis was 26.7 (range, 7 to 192) months. TP tendon was carried to the anterior compartment via the circumtibial route, and then attached to the tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum communis, and peroneus tertius tendons using tendon-tendon anastomosis. All patients except for one achieved active dorsiflexion to or beyond neutral. Mean preoperative drop foot angle increased from −33.8 degrees to + 9.7 degrees. According to the Stanmore system, the results were excellent in 10 patients (62.5%), good in 4 (25.0%), fair in 1 (6.2%), and poor in 1 (6.2%). The average Stanmore score was 85, which corresponded to an excellent result. We believe that the TP tendon transfer is a straightforward and reliable solution in the treatment of drop foot.

KEYWORDS

Peroneal nerve palsy - drop foot - tibialis posterior - tendon transfer

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