| The FHL tendon being traced into the sole of the foot (1) from behind the heel. Here it is detached and pulled back to use as a tendon transfer | A large calcified mass being removed from the centre of the tendon (1) along with removal of all other unhealthy tendon tissue. The FHL tendon has been detached ready for transfer (2).
| In this case the insertion of the Achilles tendon into the calcaneum (heel bone) has not needed to be detached (1).
The FHL tendon (2) and muscle belly (3) are rerouted through the defect in the tendon. The FHL is finally anchored to the bone (calcaneum) with an Arthrex bio-tenodesis screw (not illustrated)
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