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.
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Footnotes
Financial Disclosure: Dr Hyer is a consultant for Wright Medical.
Conflict of Interest: None reported.
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© 2010 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
