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. 2014 Aug 6;9:67. doi: 10.1186/s13018-014-0067-6

Table 3.

Patient data and interventions

  Injury Time to surgery (months) EMG Nerve intervention Tendon transfer Maximum activity
1
Knee dislocation
12.7
+a
Neurolysis
PTT, FDLT
Walk
2
Knee dislocation
6.2

Neurolysis
PTT, FDLT, GSR
Run
3
Knee dislocation
9.1

Neuroplasty
PTT, FDLT
Walk
4
Knee dislocation
27.8

None
PTT, TAL
Walk
5
Posterior wall acetabulum fracture
25.5

None
PTT, FDLT, GSR
Walk
6
Iatrogenic, tumor resection
49.4

Sural nerve graft 6-cm defectb
PTT, GSR
Run
7
Nerve laceration
13.7
+
Neurolysis
PTT, FDLT
Run
8
Knee dislocation
13.6
+
None
PTT, TAL
Walk
9
Laceration
7.7

Sural nerve graft 4.5-cm defect
PTT, FDLT
Run
10
Iatrogenic, tumor resection
31

None
PTT, TAL
Run
11
Iatrogenic, tibial plateau ORIF
27.9

None
PTT, TAL
Walk (AFO)
12 Knee dislocation 9.5 Neurolysis PTT, TAL, FDLT Walk

PTT posterior tibial transfer, FDLT flexor digitorum longus transfer, GSR gastrocnemius recession, TAL tendo-Achilles lengthening, ORIF open reduction internal fixation, AFO ankle foot orthosis. a + EMG refers to positive but abnormal function; bnerve graft 2 years prior to tendon transfer.