TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Brazil
KW - Child
KW - Cohort Studies
KW - Confidence Intervals
KW - Female
KW - Follow-Up Studies
KW - Foot Deformities, Acquired
KW - Humans
KW - leprosy
KW - Logistic Models
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Muscle, Skeletal
KW - Peroneal Neuropathies
KW - Postoperative Care
KW - Preoperative Care
KW - Range of Motion, Articular
KW - Recovery of Function
KW - Retrospective Studies
KW - Risk Assessment
KW - Tendon Transfer
KW - Treatment Outcome
KW - Young Adult
AU - Reis F
AU - Knackfuss IG
AU - Verçosa N
AU - Menezes SL
AU - Gomes MK
AB - <p><b>OBJECTIVES: </b>The aim of this study was to access the postoperative functional results of posterior tibial tendon transfer for foot drop as a consequence of nerve palsy in leprosy.</p><p><b>MATERIAL AND METHODS: </b>Thirteen patients (9 males and 4 females) with ages ranging from 9 to 69 years were submitted to posterior tibial tendon transfer by the circumtibial route to correct foot drop in leprosy. The length of postoperative follow-up ranged from 1 to 5 years. The Stanmore system was used as a method for evaluating the functional results of postoperative posterior tibial tendon transfer. This system is made up of 7 different categories and the total score is 100.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>According to the Stanmore system, the results were poor in 1 patient (7.6%), moderate in 2 feet (15.3%), good in 5 feet (38.4%), and excellent in 5 feet (38.4%). All the patients were satisfied with the final outcome.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>The posterior tibial tendon transfer for foot drop in leprosy was efficient in restoring normal function of the foot and gait without changing foot posture. In the absence of a standardized method for assessing the results of posterior tibial tendon transfer, the Stanmore system seems to be a good tool for an objective evaluation.</p>
BT - Foot & ankle specialist
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21965582?dopt=Abstract
CN - REIS 2011
CY - s.l.
DA - 2012 Feb
DO - 10.1177/1938640011422952
IS - 1
J2 - Foot Ankle Spec
LA - eng
N2 - <p><b>OBJECTIVES: </b>The aim of this study was to access the postoperative functional results of posterior tibial tendon transfer for foot drop as a consequence of nerve palsy in leprosy.</p><p><b>MATERIAL AND METHODS: </b>Thirteen patients (9 males and 4 females) with ages ranging from 9 to 69 years were submitted to posterior tibial tendon transfer by the circumtibial route to correct foot drop in leprosy. The length of postoperative follow-up ranged from 1 to 5 years. The Stanmore system was used as a method for evaluating the functional results of postoperative posterior tibial tendon transfer. This system is made up of 7 different categories and the total score is 100.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>According to the Stanmore system, the results were poor in 1 patient (7.6%), moderate in 2 feet (15.3%), good in 5 feet (38.4%), and excellent in 5 feet (38.4%). All the patients were satisfied with the final outcome.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>The posterior tibial tendon transfer for foot drop in leprosy was efficient in restoring normal function of the foot and gait without changing foot posture. In the absence of a standardized method for assessing the results of posterior tibial tendon transfer, the Stanmore system seems to be a good tool for an objective evaluation.</p>
PB - SAGE
PP - s.l.
PY - 2012
SP - 45
EP - 50
T2 - Foot & ankle specialist
TI - A method used to access the functional outcome of tibial posterior tendon transfer for foot drop in leprosy.
VL - 5
SN - 1938-7636
ER -