Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 16-20 , 2008

Surgical anatomy for a new minimally invasive approach to harvest the flexor digitorum longus tendon: A cadaver study

  • Vinod K. Panchbhavi, MD, FRCS

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Orthopedics, UTMB, USA. Tel.: +1 409 747 5700; fax: +1 409 747 9460.
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  • Jinping Yang, MD

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  • Santaram Vallurapalli, MD

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Received 20 April 2007 ,Revised 3 August 2007 ,Accepted 13 August 2007.

  • Image Result

    A malleable probe inserted in the FDL tendon sheath through the wound in the hindfoot.

    A malleable probe inserted in the FDL tendon sheath through the wound in the hindfoot.

  • Image Result

    The hemostat is underneath the FDL tendon which is exposed through the plantar incision. The tip of the probe inserted is visible in the plantar aspect of the foot.

    The hemostat is underneath the FDL tendon which is exposed through the plantar incision. The tip of the probe inserted is visible in the plantar aspect of the foot.

  • Image Result

    The FDL tendon being pulled through the hindfoot after it has been cut in the midfoot.

    The FDL tendon being pulled through the hindfoot after it has been cut in the midfoot.

  • Image Result

    The cut FDL tendon harvested through the hindfoot.

    The cut FDL tendon harvested through the hindfoot.

  • Image Result

    Successive layers of soft tissue reflected to expose the FDL tendon and adjacent neurovascular structures.

    Successive layers of soft tissue reflected to expose the FDL tendon and adjacent neurovascular structures.

PII: S1268-7731(07)00073-2

doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2007.08.003

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 16-20 , 2008

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