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THE TREATMENT OF CLAW TOES BY MULTIPLE TRANSFERS OF FLEXOR INTO EXTENSOR TENDONS



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Abstract

1 . The principles and technique of flexor-extensor tendon transfers for claw toes are described. The operation is tedious, but it is effective in selected cases.

2. Sixty-eight patients have been operated upon and followed up; good results were obtained in fifty, fair results in eleven, and poor in seven. More careful selection and better operative technique might have avoided some of the failures.

3. The operation restores useful function to the toes at the cost of their prehensile action, diminishes any cavus deformity of the foot, and, by lessening the prominence of the metatarsal heads in the sole, avoids callosities and discomfort.

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