01388nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002000055653001500075653001000090653001000100653001100110653002200121653003100143653001100174653001200185653000900197653001600206653002200222100001300244700001400257700001400271245005100285856005900336300001000395490000700405050003200412520060400444022001401048       1996                            d  c1996 Sep10aAchilles Tendon10aAdolescent10aAdult10aChild10aFemale10aFollow-Up Studies10aFoot Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aTreatment Outcome1 aBari M M1 aIslam A K1 aHaque A K00aSurgical reconstruction of leprotic foot-drop.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1996/v67n3/pdf/v67n3a05.pdf  a200-20 v67  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>We have operated on 25 patients for correction of foot-drop due to leprosy from March 1992 to July 1994. The method used was circumtibial transfer of the tibialis posterior to the tendons of extensor hellucis longus and the extensor digitorum longus in the foot together with lengthening of the Achilles tendon. The results were satisfactory in 20 of these cases as judged by adequate restoration of heel-toe gait and of active dorsiflexion. The follow-up period ranged from 6 months to 2 years. Inadequate post-operative physiotherapy was the reason for unsatisfactory results in five cases.</p>  a0305-7518