A tendon transfer is moving a tendon from its normal, anatomic location to another area of the foot or ankle. The goal is to restore movement to a foot and ankle that has lost function. Find A Surgeon

When the muscles that flex the foot up are not working, but other muscles around the foot and ankle still function, tendon transfer surgery can be helpful. If there is no muscle function at the ankle, this procedure cannot be performed.

2024年6月24日 · Tendon repair surgery might mean removing damaged layers of tendon tissue, tightening the tendon and/or repairing a tear with stitches. For severe tears, you might need a tendon transfer. This means replacing a damaged tendon with another one from a donor or from somewhere else in your body.

In this surgery, your foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeon will remove the FDL tendon from its usual position and transfer it to the navicular bone. This helps support or replace the diseased PTT to improve function.

What is posterior tibialis tendon surgery? Posterior tibialis tendon surgery is a way to fix the tendon on the back of your calf that goes down the inside part of your ankle. A surgeon can do a few different types of surgery to fix this tendon. The posterior tibialis tendon is a …

Tendon transfer can be done in the ankle for a number of reasons. Most commonly, a tendon transfer is performed as part of a flat foot reconstruction surgery to correct posterior tibial tendonosis.

The tendon transfer surgery is called a Bridle procedure. During a Bridle procedure, the surgeon takes a tendon from the inside of the foot and moves it to the front of the ankle and foot. Typically, a second tendon is taken from the outside of the leg and foot and moved to …