If the deformity is flexible, percutaneous flexor tenotomy is the procedure of choice. This simple procedure corrects the deformity, off-loads the ulcer, results in rapid healing, and prevents ...

R. Wayne Waguespack, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, assistant professor of clinical sciences at Auburn University, discussed the modified deep digital flexor tenotomy technique at the 2009 American ...

However, the treatment for recurrent corns that cannot be treated conservatively is a surgery called flexor tenotomy which involves a small incision under the foot and cutting the tendons to ...