Table 1.
Characteristics and results in 12 patients undergoing posterior tibial tendon transfer
| Patient | Age (years) | Sex | ROM (°) | Ankle dorsiflexion strength (Nm) | AOFAS score (points) | 6-minute walking test distance (m)† | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operated ankle* | Nonoperated ankle | Operated ankle* | Nonoperated ankle | |||||
| 1 | 28 | Male | 55 (69%) | 80 | 97 (19%) | 509 | 97 | 459 (64%) |
| 2 | 42 | Male | 40 (67%) | 60 | 171 (46%) | 369 | 87 | 475 (74%) |
| 3 | 36 | Male | 55 (65%) | 85 | 157 (50%) | 315 | 97 | 681 (101%) |
| 4 | 56 | Female | 70 (74%) | 95 | 48 (21%) | 228 | 78 | 559 (103%) |
| 5 | 25 | Male | 80 (76%) | 105 | 157 (55%) | 286 | 83 | 506 (69%) |
| 6 | 26 | Male | 90 (82%) | 110 | 117 (55%) | 213 | 100 | 723 (100%) |
| 7 | 38 | Female | 70 (70%) | 100 | 17 (8%) | 202 | 75 | 459 (71%) |
| 8 | 27 | Male | 60 (60%) | 100 | 195 (65%) | 302 | 98 | 697 (97%) |
| 9 | 31 | Male | 85 (89%) | 95 | 166 (51%) | 326 | 95 | 663 (95%) |
| 10 | 57 | Male | 60 (57%) | 105 | 104 (38% | 277 | 88 | 639 (112%) |
| 11 | 31 | Male | 60 (67%) | 90 | 124 (53%) | 235 | 88 | 685 (98%) |
| 12 | 21 | Male | 80 (84%) | 95 | 62 (43%) | 144 | 100 | 764 (102%) |
| Mean ± SD | 67 ± 15 (72%) | 118 ± 55 (42%) | 91 ± 9 | 609 ± 111 (90%) | ||||
* Percentage of the nonoperated side in parentheses; †percentage of the normal distance adjusted for sex and age [15] in parentheses; AOFAS = American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society ankle-hindfoot scale.