title: Evaluation of simple excision in the treatment of symptomatic accessory navicular associated with flat feet.
abstract: The results of 17 patients who had been treated by simple excision, for symptomatic accessory navicular were reviewed 2 to 5 years postoperatively. Although all patients had good or excellent results by subjective criteria, careful examination revealed difficulty in performing the "single-heel rise test" in 8 patients who also had preexisting flat feet. These results suggest the necessity for an objective evaluation system, as well as a different treatment approach, for the association of accessory navicular and flat foot.
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics, 35340 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kiter
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Günal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Köse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005413:Flatfoot / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome