[Management of a foot deformity, caused by paralysis of the peroneal nerve, by transfer of the tendon of the posterior tibial muscle].

Abstract

Author describes two cases: in the first, in consequence of a lesion of the deep peroneal nerve during operation, the development a paralytic drop foot, in the second, in consequence of a lesion of unknown etiology of the common peroneal nerve, paralytic club foot could be observed. In both cases the intraosseal transposition of the tendon of the posterior tibial muscle on the second cuneiform bone was performed with good result.