From 1991 to 1997 we performed 20 tibialis posterior tendon-transfer operations in 17 patients with drop-foot, in 11 of peripheral neurogenic origin and in 6 because of neuromuscular disease.

Correspondence to Prof Dr Heinz Lohrer, Institute of Sports Medicine, Otto-Fleck-Schneise, 10, 60528 Frankfurt/Main, Germany; lohrer{at}sport.uni-frankfurt.de Objective In contrast to posterior tibial ...