Non-specific tendovaginitis is a common cause of pain and disability, especially in relation to the wrist and ankle and to the proximal parts of the flexor sheaths of the fingers. Many papers have been written describing the condition in general and the features when particular tendon sheaths are involved, but few accounts have concerned the tendon of the tibialis posterior. Lapidus and Seidens...

BACKGROUND Foot ulcers are a common cause of infection and amputation in patients with neuropathy. This retrospective study evaluated the healing and recurrence rates after treating neuropathic ulcers plantar to the metatarsal heads with tendon lengthenings in the leg. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1995 and 2003, 20 ulcers plantar to the metatarsal heads in 17 patients were treated with tendo...

This study assessed if transfer of the extensor hallucis longus is a valid alternative treatment to split transfer of the tibialis anterior tendon in adult hemiplegic patients without overactivity of the tibialis anterior. One group of 15 patients had overactivity of tibialis anterior in the swing phase, and underwent the split transfer. A further group of 14 patients had no overactivity of tib...

The purpose of the present study was to elucidate how plyometric training improves stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) exercise performance in terms of muscle strength, tendon stiffness, and muscle-tendon behavior during SSC exercise. Eleven men were assigned to a training group and ten to a control group. Subjects in the training group performed depth jumps (DJ) using only the ankle joint for 12 we...

BACKGROUND The tibialis posterior muscle is believed to play a key role in controlling foot mechanics during the stance phase of gait. However, an experiment involving localised tibialis posterior muscle fatigue, and analysis of discrete rearfoot and forefoot kinematic variables, indicated that reduced force output of the tibialis posterior muscle did not alter rearfoot and forefoot motion duri...