The distal stump of the FDL was sutured to the FHL at the site of the release. The tendon was then pulled through a drill hole in the calcaneus before using it to bridge the Achilles tendon stumps.

BACKGROUND: In stage II PTTD, flexor digitorum longus (FDL) tendon transfer with an adjunctive bony procedure is the most common method of surgical correction. This paper presents an alternative ...