title: Use of the Cobb procedure in the treatment of posterior tibial tendon dysfunction.
abstract: Numerous surgical procedures have been described for the treatment of the adult acquired flatfoot deformity. The surgeon should review in detail all the clinical, radiographic and imaging tests and propose the best surgical procedure for the patient. Although flexor tendon transfer has shown excellent results, the split anterior tibial tendon transfer is a second option. If used properly, the Cobb procedure results in less functional loss, since only half of the anterior tibial tendon is transferred. Furthermore, the flexor tendon is not disrupted and continues its primary function in the foot and ankle. Ultimately, the goals of the surgical procedure are to alleviate the patient's symptoms and pain, restore a normal foot alignment, and limit the loss of foot and ankle function without causing any complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Podiatric Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 460, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. bbaravarian@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baravarian
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zgonis
authors.forename: Clinton
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lowery
mesh_terms: D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*