Calcaneal osteotomies for the treatment of adult-acquired flatfoot.
Calcaneal osteotomies are useful procedures for the treatment of stage 2 adult-acquired flatfoot. Often combined with adjunctive soft-tissue procedures, the posterior calcaneal displacement osteotomy and Evans procedure provide effective realignment of pes planovalgus deformity. Preoperative evaluation, indications, contraindications, surgical considerations and techniques are discussed.
Hix
Joel
J
The Foot and Ankle Institute of Western Pennsylvania, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, 4800 Friendship Avenue, North Tower, First Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.
Kim
Chul
C
Mendicino
Robert W
RW
Saltrick
Karl
K
Catanzariti
Alan R
AR
D000328:Adult; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000601:surgery*; D005413:Flatfoot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D037081:Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction / Q000150:complications