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Comparative Study
Journal Article
Posterior tibial tendon transfer in the spastic brain-damaged adult does not lead to valgus flatfoot.
Foot and Ankle Surgery : Official Journal of the European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons 2013 September
BACKGROUND: We studied the possible development of valgus flat foot after transfer of the posterior tibial tendon to the lateral cuneiform, used for surgical restoration of dorsiflexion in brain-damaged adult patients with spastic equinovarus foot.
METHODS: Twenty hemiplegic patients were reviewed with a mean postoperative follow-up of 57.9 months. Weightbearing radiographs, static baropodometry analysis and functional evaluation were used to assess postoperatively outcomes.
RESULTS: On the operated side, weightbearing radiographs showed an absence of medial arch collapse and a symmetrical and physiological hindfoot valgus; static baropodometric analysis showed a reduced plantar contact surface with a pes cavus appearance. The surgical procedure yielded good functional results. Nineteen patients were satisfied with the outcome of their surgery.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings support that transfer of the posterior tibial tendon does not lead to valgus flat foot in the spastic brain-damaged adult, and is still a current surgical alternative for management of spastic equinovarus foot.
METHODS: Twenty hemiplegic patients were reviewed with a mean postoperative follow-up of 57.9 months. Weightbearing radiographs, static baropodometry analysis and functional evaluation were used to assess postoperatively outcomes.
RESULTS: On the operated side, weightbearing radiographs showed an absence of medial arch collapse and a symmetrical and physiological hindfoot valgus; static baropodometric analysis showed a reduced plantar contact surface with a pes cavus appearance. The surgical procedure yielded good functional results. Nineteen patients were satisfied with the outcome of their surgery.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings support that transfer of the posterior tibial tendon does not lead to valgus flat foot in the spastic brain-damaged adult, and is still a current surgical alternative for management of spastic equinovarus foot.
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