Traitement des paralysies du sciatique poplite externe d'orine traumatique

The paralysie of the S.P.E. begets a serious functional uneasiness [or difficulty]. It begets a shortage of the extension of the foot and the tesassecialed to the absence of the control of the valgisation giving to the foot a permanant attitude in "varus equin". Different methods have been suggested to correct these shortags [orthrodesis]. The authors report a series of 15 paralysie of SPE. The treatment is done by a transfer of the tibialis posterior for enlivening the extensor, associated with an arthrodesis of the metatarsal joint and at times arthrodesis of the intertarsal joint This technique simple ans honted has given good results. However it stays subved to the principle of the base of Orthopedic surgery