title: Pes planus in childhood due to tibialis posterior tendon injuries. Treatment by flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer.
abstract: Flat foot due to rupture of the tibialis posterior tendon has not previously been described in children. We present three young patients who developed unilateral pes planus after old undiagnosed lacerations of the tendon. Transfer of the flexor hallucis longus to the distal stump of the tibialis posterior tendon achieved good results in all three cases.
authors.affiliation: Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Masterson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jagannathan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Borton
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005413:Flatfoot / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*