01415nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002000055653001500075653001000090653001000100653001100110653002200121653003100143653001100174653001200185653000900197653001600206653001400222653003100236653003900267653002500306653002000331653002200351100001300373245005100386300000900437490000700446520061000453022001401063       2003                            d  c2003 Jan10aAchilles Tendon10aAdolescent10aAdult10aChild10aFemale10aFollow-Up Studies10aFoot Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aParalysis10aRange of Motion, Articular10aReconstructive Surgical Procedures10aRecovery of Function10aTendon Transfer10aTreatment Outcome1 aBari M M00aSurgical reconstruction of leprotic foot drop.  a11-20 v123 a<p>We have operated 152 patients for correction of foot-drop due to leprosy from March 1992 to July 1999. The method used was circumtibial transfer of the tibial is 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 135 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 8 years. Inadequate post-operative physiotherapy was the reason for unsatisfactory results in seventeen cases.</p>  a1022-4742