A modified technique for flexor-to-extensor tendon transfer to correct residual metatarsophalangeal extension in the treatment of hammertoes.

Rippstein, Pascal F; Park, Young Uk · J Foot Ankle Surg · 2014

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

A variety of surgical procedures exist for the correction of hammertoe deformities, and several different methods of flexor tendon transfer have been described for the correction of hammertoes associated with extension contracture of the corresponding metatarsophalangeal joint. In the present report, we have described a variation of flexor tendon tenodesis we have found useful.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy