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TIBIALIS ANTERIOR TRANSFER IN CONGENITAL CLUB FOOT

Martin Singer 1; and A. T. Fripp 2

1 The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, the Institute of Orthopaedics, London and Stanmore
2 The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and the Institute of Orthopaedics, London and Stanmore

1. The results of seventy-six transfers of the tibialis anterior tendon to the outer side of the foot to prevent relapse of congenital club foot are reviewed.

2. There were relapses in fifty-two of the seventy-six feet on which the operation had been performed.

3. The equinus component of the deformity is the dominant feature in all the relapses.

4. A test for occult equinus is described.

5. The factors contributing to the high relapse rate are discussed.
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Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General