In cases where foot drop is permanent, surgery to fuse the foot and ankle joint or to transfer tendons from stronger muscles may help improve gait and stability.

Foot drop—the inability to dorsiflex the ... the late definitive reconstructive salvage procedures of tendon transfers (“bridle transfer”) or ankle fusions should be deferred at least ...

If lifestyle changes don’t help reduce your pain, surgery may be a solution to this foot condition ... the surgeon may be able to do a tendon transfer. This involves redirecting tendons from ...

Tendon repair is surgery done to treat a torn ... It may be from the foot or toe, for example. On occasion, a tendon transfer (moving a tendon from one area to another) may be useful in restoring ...

Isolated brevis to longus tendon transfer increased ... the deforming force on the foot,” Conti, an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, told Healio about the ...

STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut center Kiah Stokes has undergone surgery to repair a torn tendon in her right foot. UConn spokeswoman Sagan Byrne said the injury was not caused by a single event ...

A tendon transfer ... changes the foot’s appearance and can be riskier and harder to recover from than some other surgeries. Share on Pinterest Depending on the type of surgery, hammer toe ...