The Use of Flexor to Extensor Transfers for the Correction of the Flexible Hammer Toe Deformity
| Autor: | John Y. Kwon, Richard J. de Asla |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Orthodontics business.industry TOE DEFORMITY medicine.medical_treatment Tendon Transfer technology industry and agriculture Hammer Toe Syndrome Toes musculoskeletal system law.invention Tendons body regions Tendon transfer law Flexion deformity Humans Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Surgery Hammer business |
| Zdroj: | Foot and Ankle Clinics. 16:573-582 |
| ISSN: | 1083-7515 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.fcl.2011.08.005 |
| Popis: | Flexor to extensor transfer is a useful means for the correction of a flexible hammer toe deformity. Although satisfaction rates have varied in the literature, this technique remains a useful tool in the surgeon’s armamentarium to improve toe deformity, decrease pain, and aid in shoe wear. |
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