Kinetics and kinematics after the Bridle procedure for treatment of traumatic foot drop.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Bridle procedure restores active ankle dorsiflexion through a tri-tendon anastomosis of the tibialis posterior, transferred to the dorsum of the foot, with the peroneus longus and tibialis anterior tendon. Inter-segmental foot motion after the Bridle procedure has not been measured. The purpose of this study is to report kinetic and kinematic variables during walking and heel rise in patients after the Bridle procedure.

Methods

18 Bridle and 10 control participants were studied. Walking and heel rise kinetic and kinematic variables were collected and compared using an ANOVA.

Findings

During walking the Bridle group, compared with controls, had reduced ankle power at push-off [2.3 (SD 0.7) W/kg, 3.4 (SD 0.6) W/kg, respectively, P<.01], less hallux extens

SUBMITTER: Hastings MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3934630 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature