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Does FHL Tendon Transfer Alter the Outcome of Haglund Deformity Treatment in Patients Older Than 50

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January 2025

Does FHL Tendon Transfer Alter the Outcome of Haglund Deformity Treatment in Patients Older Than 50

Vol: 307| Issue: 1| Number:124| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Does FHL Tendon Transfer Alter the Outcome of Haglund Deformity Treatment by Using Debridement and Ostectomy in Patients Older Than 50 Years? A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

Foot Ankle Orthop. 2024 Jul 24;9(3):24730114241262783.

Contributing Authors:
A Sabaghzadeh N Ghanbari H Gholamshahi AM Zakeri S Shakeri Jousheghan M Aslani M Khoshkholghsima M Movahedinia

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Synopsis

Forty patients older than 50 years with chronic Achilles tendinopathy following Haglund deformity, who did not respond to conservative treatment, were randomized to receive either debridement and ostectomy alone (control group, n=20) or debridement and ostectomy with flexor hallucis longus (FHL) tendon transfer (FHL group, n=20). The primary outcome of interest was improvement in American Orthopae...

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