Treatment of Vertical Talus
Treatment of Vertical Talus Matthew B. Dobbs DEFINITION Congenital vertical talus is a rare foot deformity that presents at birth as a rigid flatfoot deformity. Although the exact incidence of…
Posteromedial and Posterolateral Release for the Treatment of Resistant Clubfoot
Posteromedial and Posterolateral Release for the Treatment of Resistant Clubfoot Richard S. Davidson DEFINITION Clubfoot, or talipes equinovarus, is a congenital or acquired deformity in which the foot is stiffly…
Ponseti Casting
Ponseti Casting Blaise Nemeth Kenneth J. Noonan DEFINITION Clubfoot, also known as congenital talipes equinovarus, occurs in approximately 1 in 1000 live births. The clubfoot contains four identifiable components that…
Excision of Talocalcaneal Coalition
Excision of Talocalcaneal Coalition David Scher DEFINITION A talocalcaneal coalition is an abnormal connection between the talus and the calcaneus that limits subtalar motion. As is the case for calcaneonavicular…
Resection of Calcaneonavicular Coalition
Resection of Calcaneonavicular Coalition David Scher DEFINITION A calcaneonavicular coalition is an abnormal connection between the calcaneus and the navicular. This extra connection between the tarsal bones typically limits subtalar…
Surgical Treatment of Cavus Foot
Surgical Treatment of Cavus Foot Richard M. Schwend Brad Olney DEFINITION A cavus foot deformity in children develops from muscle imbalance that leads to forefoot pronation in relation to the…
Butler Procedure for Overlapping Fifth Toe
Butler Procedure for Overlapping Fifth Toe B. David Horn DEFINITION Overlapping fifth toe is a congenital condition where the fifth toe is rotated and overrides the fourth toe.1, 2, 3…
Calcaneal Lengthening Osteotomy for the Treatment of Hindfoot Valgus Deformity
Calcaneal Lengthening Osteotomy for the Treatment of Hindfoot Valgus Deformity Vincent S. Mosca DEFINITION Valgus deformity of the hindfoot exists when the calcaneus is angled away from the midline of…
Surgical Correction of Juvenile Bunion
Surgical Correction of Juvenile Bunion B. David Horn DEFINITION Adolescent bunion is a multifactorial, complex deformity consisting of medial deviation of the first metatarsal (metatarsus primus varus), lateral deviation of…
Split Posterior Tibial Tendon Transfer
Split Posterior Tibial Tendon Transfer David A. Spiegel James J. McCarthy DEFINITION The equinovarus deformity involves hindfoot equinus and varus and results from imbalance between inversion (tibialis posterior, tibialis anterior,…
