The Lengthening of Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon for Claw Toes

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  • Sugiyama E.
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery Kyushu Welfare Pension Hospital
  • Kita M.
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery Kyushu Welfare Pension Hospital
  • Nozoe M.
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery Kyushu Welfare Pension Hospital

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  • 槌趾に対する長母指屈筋腱延長術について

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A school boy aged seventeen years sustained a open fracture of right tibial and fibular shaft in a motorcycle accident.<br>He had marked swelling of the injured leg and loss of sensation in right foot.<br>When the plaster was removed a month later, he noticed equino-varus deformity of right ankle and clawed deformity of right toes.<br>We repaired the clawed deformities of the hallux and other toes by the lengthening of the flexor hallucis longus tendon.<br>The slip between the flexor hallucis longus and flexor digitorum longus tendon was confirmed anatomically.<br>We think the lengthening of the flexor hallucis longus tendon is a excellent treatment for the claw toe deformity which was not caused by paralysis of the intrinsic muscles.

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