Technique Tip: Combined Suspensory and Aperture Fixation of Posterior Tibialis Tendon Anterior Transfer for Dropfoot

We present a new way of tendon docking which enables patients to weight-bear immediately after surgery, thus significantly reducing the above mentioned risks. This modification addresses the weakest point of the fixation—the tendon/screw interface, by utilizing a tension slide bicortical biceps button. Our initial case series of 8 patients (9 feet) has shown good results with no patients showing late radiologic or clinical loss of fixation of the construct at 6 months follow-up.

Source: Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery - August 28, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: CME Article Source Type: research