Cavus foot surgery: a new approach by electrodynographic evaluation.
The authors describe a calcaneal displacement rotational osteotomy for surgical correction of a cavus foot secondary to polio. The necessity of pre- and postoperative analysis of dynamic foot function with the use of the Electrodynogram is presented.
D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000601:surgery; D004568:Electrodiagnosis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005528:Foot / Q000503:physiopathology; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D010027:Osteotomy; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000150:complications*