title: Resection of calcaneonavicular bar with interposition of extensor digitorum brevis. A questionnaire review.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to review the clinical outcome of teenagers who had a resection of a symptomatic calcaneonavicular bar with interposition of the extensor digitorum brevis muscle. After a mean follow-up of almost 5 years, 22 patients were assessed symptomatically and functionally by means of a questionnaire. More than 95% were satisfied with the operation.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, St-Augustinus Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium. debbievanreterghem@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van Renterghem
authors.forename: Koen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: De Ridder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013580:Synostosis / Q000601:surgery; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome