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Technique tip: tubularizing flat tendons in foot and ankle surgery
1Trauma and Orthopaedics, Queen Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom. alistairpace@hotmail.com
Foot & Ankle International
|March 20, 2008
Abstract:
We describe a novel technique of tubularizing flat tendons in tendon transfer procedures, including Jones procedure and Chrisman-Snook reconstruction. The technique strengthens the tendon, facilitates passage and fixation through bony tunnels, and helps protect it from fraying.
