Table 7.

Complications (FHL flexor hallucis longus, DVT deep vein thrombosis)

Graft	Technique	Complications	Number of patients
Semitendinosus autograft [17, 43, 45, 48, 51]	Open	Hypertrophic Scar [43] Cutaneous wound problems [43] Superficial postoperative infections [45, 51] DVT [45] Sural nerve numbness [48]	1 2 2 1 1
Semitendinosus autograft [13, 27, 30, 49]	Mini-open	Persistent pain at distal wound [30] Scar adhesion to distal wound [27] Superficial postoperative infections [27]	1 1 2
Semitendinosus autograft [10, 37]	Endoscopic	Superficial postoperative infections [37] Sural nerve numbness [10, 37]	2 1
Semitendinosus + FHL autograft [44]	Open	Dehiscence [44] Injury of the tibial nerve [44]	2 1
Free sural triceps aponeurosis autograft [20]	Open	Cutaneous cicatrisation problems [20] Infracentimetric aseptic superficial skin necrosis [20] Septic partial tendon necrosis [20] Sural nerve numbness [20]	2 1 1 1
Gracilis autograft [28]	Open	Superficial post-operative infections [28]	5
Achilles tendon allograft [15, 40, 46, 47]	Open	Dehiscence [40] Superficial post-operative infections [46] Sural nerve numbness [46]	3 1 2
Acellular tissue xenograft [23]	Open	DVT [23] Dehiscence [23]	1 3