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Each patient underwent pre-operative evaluations and was subsequently evaluated at postoperative months 1, 3, 6, and 12. The study assessed the proprioceptive evaluation of the lower limbs, muscle function, range of motion of the ankle, and donor side complications. RESULTS: On the donor side, the average trace error (ATE) at postoperative month 1 was significantly higher than pre-operation, postoperative months 6 and 12 (P&lt; 0.05). The test execution time (TTE) at postoperative month 1 was significantly increased by 9.875s compared to the pre-operative levels (P= 0.012, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4: 1.877\u201317.873) and by 11.583s compared to postoperative month 12 (P= 0.007, 95% CI: 2.858\u201320.309). The reduction in range of motion of ankle dorsiflexion was most pronounced at postoperative month 1, exhibiting an 11.25\u2218 decrease compared to pre-operative levels (P&lt; 0.001, 95% CI: 6.304\u201316.16). Although the range of motion of ankle dorsiflexion gradually improved over time at postoperative months 3, 6, and 12, it remained lower than pre-operative levels (P&lt; 0.05). CONCLUSION: The study revealed that the patients exhibited proprioceptive disturbances in both lower limbs at postoperative month 1. 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