Flexor hallux tendon transfer: comparative study through double or single approach

Flexor hallux tendon transfer: comparative study through double or single approach

OBJECTIVE To quantify the FHL length difference obtained through a single approach and by a double combined approach. METHODS 16 fresh cadavers, a total of 32 feet, were used to measure the FHL graft length. With the cadaver positioned in ventral decubitus, a posteromedial incision in the ankle and a second incision in the plantar cavus were performed. RESULTS The average gain of tendon's l...

Tendon Transfer in Congenital Deficiency of Flexor Pollicis Longus

Wide-Awake Primary Flexor Tendon Repair, Tenolysis, and Tendon Transfer

Tendon surgery is unique because it should ensure tendon gliding after surgery. Tendon surgery now can be performed under local anesthesia without tourniquet, by injecting epinephrine mixed with lidocaine, to achieve vasoconstriction in the area of surgery. This method allows the tendon to move actively during surgery to test tendon function intraoperatively and to ensure the tendon is properly...

Single tendon transfer of the flexor carpi ulnaris for high radial nerve injury.

PURPOSE To evaluate the outcome after single tendon transfer of the flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) to the digital extensors for high radial nerve palsy. METHODS Records of 10 patients aged 16 to 43 (median, 27) years who underwent single tendon transfer of the FCU to the digital extensors for high radial nerve palsy secondary to closed (n=4) or open (n=4) diaphyseal humeral fractures or deltoid i...

Tendon Transfer in Congenital Deficiency of Flexor Pollicis Longus

Congenital absence of flexor pollicis longus without associated anomalies is a rare cause of inability to flex the inter-phalangeal (IP) joint of the thumb. Other causes are: anomalous insertion of flexor pollicis longus (FPL), congenital tenovaginitis of the flexor tendon sheath, partial anterior interosseous nerve paralysis, traumatic rupture of FPL and anomalous bands connecting tendons.1 A ...