title: Tarsal coalition presenting as a pes cavo-varus deformity: report of three cases and review of the literature.
abstract: The diagnosis of idiopathic pes cavo-varus is one of exclusion. Typically a neuropathic etiology is sought. Equally well known is the association of rigid flatfoot deformity with calcaneonavicular and subtalar coalition. Less well known is the association of pes cavo-varus with tarsal coalition. This is a report of three patients who presented with cavo-varus deformities without underlying neurologic abnormalities, one with a calcaneonavicular coalition and two with subtalar coalitions, the latter an entity not previously described in association with pes cavo-varus, to our knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Stuecker
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000002:abnormalities*