Koshima Isao, Nanba Yuzaburo, Tsutsui Tetsuya, Takahashi Yoshio
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama University, Shikata, Okayama, Japan.
J Reconstr Microsurg. 2003 Oct;19(7):451-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-44632.
Patients with established or irreversible plantar sensory loss often have normal sensation on the dorsal aspect of the foot, due to an intact deep peroneal nerve. A new method of deep peroneal nerve transfer is proposed for repair of plantar sensory loss caused by extensive nerve gaps or high-level lesions of the posterior tibial nerve. Two cases in which this technique was used are described. The surgical technique is relatively easy, with a short operating time, rapid nerve regeneration after surgery, accurate sensory recovery, and minimal donor-site morbidity with sensory loss only on the first web space of the foot.
