Abstract
Objectives: To analyse and report the advantages of posterior tibial tendon transfer amongst patients with drop-foot as well as evaluate the degrees of foot biomechanical restoration and patient quality of life improvement. Methods: Seven patients diagnosed with drop-foot received surgery in which the posterior tibial tendon was transferred via the syndesmotic membrane, and the tendon was fixed to the lateral cuneiform bone using an interference screw. Results: The patients completed the Stanmore questionnaire before and after surgery to report their improvements with regard to all of the questionnaire criteria.Conclusion: The adopted surgical technique is an effective method of disease correction, with associated pain improvement, resumption of wearing shoes, elimination of the regular use of an ankle-foot orthosis (AFO), muscle strength gain, and functional capacity improvement.
 Level of Evidence IV; Therapeutic Study; Case Series.
Highlights
Seven patients diagnosed with drop-foot received surgery in which the posterior tibial tendon was transferred via the syndesmotic membrane, and the tendon was fixed to the lateral cuneiform bone using an interference screw
The adopted surgical technique is an effective method of disease correction, with associated pain improvement, resumption of wearing shoes, elimination of the regular use of an ankle-foot orthosis (AFO), muscle strength gain, and functional capacity improvement
Existem diversas alternativas para o tratamento dessa pa tologia, podendo ser adotadas medidas conservadoras, tais como uso de órteses e eletroestimulação funcional do nervo fibular, ou medidas cirúrgicas, as quais abrangem técnicas dinâmicas ou estáticas[4]
Summary
ABSTRACT Objectives: To analyse and report the advantages of posterior tibial tendon transfer amongst patients with drop-foot as well as evaluate the degrees of foot biomechanical restoration and patient quality of life improvement. Methods: Seven patients diagnosed with drop-foot received surgery in which the posterior tibial tendon was transferred via the syndesmotic membrane, and the tendon was fixed to the lateral cuneiform bone using an interference screw.
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