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"Soft tissue transfer surgical procedure" or "Soft tissue rearrangement procedure" refers to any surgical procedure that includes a goal or outcome that positions, repositions, or relocates a soft tissue, such as a tendon or ligament or graft, to a location on, in, about, or through one or more bones of a patient. Examples of tendon transfer surgical procedures, include, but are not limited to, Achilles Tendon Transfer, Flexor hallucis longus (FHL) tendon transfer, tibialis posterior tendon transfer, posterior tibia tendon transfer, tibialis anterior tendon transfer, Jones tenosuspension, Extensor digitorum longus (EDL) transfer, Tibialis anterior tendon (TAT) transfer, Flexor digitorum longus (FDL) transfer, Extensor hallucis longus (EHL) transfer, lateral ankle ligament reconstruction including ligament anchoring for Anterior talofibular ligament ATFL, calcaneofibular ligament (CFL), and plantar calcaneonavicular ligament. A soft tissue transfer surgical procedure can also be referred to as a tendon transfer or tendon transfer procedure, a ligament transfer or ligament transfer procedure, or the like.

Added by DJM Jan 2024