E. Masterson et al., PERONEUS LONGUS TENDON SLING IN REVISION SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL VERTICAL TALUS - A NEW SURGICAL TECHNIQUE, Foot & ankle, 14(4), 1993, pp. 186-188
When faced with revision surgery for recurrent congenital vertical tal
us deformity, the tibialis anterior tendon may be deficient or absent
as a result of the initial procedure. This tendon cannot then be used
as a dynamic sling to dorsiflex the talar neck. We present two cases i
n which the peroneus longus tendon was transferred dorsally into the t
alar neck as an alternative to an absent tibialis anterior tendon. Exc
ellent corrections were achieved and maintained. The use of this tendo
n has not been described previously in surgery for this condition.