01503nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001100089653002200100653003100122653001100153653001200164653000900176653001600185653003900201653001400240653003100254653001200285653001000297100001300307245007800320856005900398300001100457490000700468050003200475520064400507022001401151       1995                            d  c1995 Sep10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aFemale10aFollow-Up Studies10aFoot Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPeripheral Nervous System Diseases10aPrognosis10aRange of Motion, Articular10aTendons10aTibia1 aSoares D00aTibialis posterior transfer in the correction of footdrop due to leprosy.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1995/v66n3/pdf/v66n3a07.pdf  a229-340 v66  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>In the correction of footdrop due to leprosy neuritis the tibialis posterior muscle is re-routed and used to provide dorsiflexion of the foot. This study of tibialis posterior transfer was carried out to compare the results of the circumtibial and interosseous routes. There is no significant difference in the range of motion between either route through the range of the interosseous route is more functional (better dorsiflexion). The interosseous route is preferable as this results in a significantly lower incidence of recurrent inversion deformity of the foot at long-term follow-up when compared with the circumtibial route.</p>  a0305-7518