Calcaneal osteotomy and tendon sling for the management of calcaneus deformity.
A one-stage operation for severe post-poliomyelitic calcaneus deformity was done in seventy-seven feet of seventy-seven patients. The operation consisted of osteotomizing the calcaneus to increase the lever arm and to reshape the hind part of the foot and using a posterior sling formed from the peroneus brevis and tibialis posterior to provide plantar-flexion power. We were able to evaluate sixty-six patients more than three years after the operation. Most of the patients had improvement in the appearance and function of the foot as a result of the operation.
Ram Janam Sulakshna Institute of Orthopaedics, Trauma, Rehabilitation and Research, Ranchi, India.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000150:complications; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*