title: Treatment of stage 3 adult acquired flatfoot.
abstract: Stage 3 adult acquired flatfoot occurs when chronic posterior tibial tendon insufficiency results in fixed hindfoot valgus or fixed forefoot abduction and supination. Nonoperative management results in limited success. Corrective fusion is the treatment of choice. Although a variety of arthrodeses have been employed, triple arthrodesis remains the gold standard.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Easley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005413:Flatfoot / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery