Extensor Tendon Transfers for Treatment of Foot Drop in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: A Biomechanical Evaluation

Extensor Tendon Transfers for Treatment of Foot Drop in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: A Biomechanical Evaluation

Category: Midfoot/Forefoot; Ankle; Lesser Toes; Other Introduction/Purpose: Transfer of the Extensor hallucis longus (EHL) and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) tendons is an underutilized procedure for the treatment of drop foot in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). Transfer of these te...

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Main Authors: Max Michalski MD, Tonya W. An MD, Melodie F. Metzger PhD, Trevor Nelson BS, Glenn B. Pfeffer MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011420S00356

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https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011420S00356

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