Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 501-503, September 2010

Interference Screw Fixation and Short Harvest Using Flexor Digitorum Longus (FDL) Transfer for Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction: A Technique

  • Bradly W. Bussewitz, DPM

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Foot and Ankle Surgical Fellow, Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Center, Westerville, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Bradly W. Bussewitz, DPM, Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Center, Westerville Medical Campus, 300 Polaris Pkwy, Suite 2000, Westerville, OH 43082.
    • ,
  • Christopher F. Hyer, DPM, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Foot and Ankle Surgical Fellowship Director, Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Center, Westerville, OH

Abstract 

Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction is a common clinical entity treated by foot and ankle specialists, and numerous surgical treatments are available to the modern foot and ankle surgeon. Fixation methods are constantly evolving as new products are developed and new uses for existing products are attempted. Interference screw fixation is the gold standard fixation for tendon autograft and allograft in orthopedic sports medicine. The technique that we describe in this article uses a less extensive harvest of the flexor digitorum longus tendon and a sound fixation method using an interference screw positioned in the tarsal navicular.

Keywords: navicular, surgery, tarsal

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 Financial Disclosure: Dr Hyer is a consultant for Wright Medical.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(10)00274-7

doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2010.06.019

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 501-503, September 2010

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