title: [Basic and clinical research progress of lateral column lengthening].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the basic and clinical research progress of lateral column lengthening (LCL).
  
  
  METHODS
  The recent literature concerning LCL at home and abroad was extensively reviewed, and the research and development were summarized.
  
  
  RESULTS
  LCL is one of the important surgical procedures for flatfoot deformity, and it has two procedures. There are some disputes in surgical selection of the Evans osteotomy and calcaneocuboid distraction arthrodesis for the treatment of flatfoot deformity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lateral column lengthening has been used more widely in clinical practice, but biomechanical and the long-term follow-up are needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200065, PR China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guangrong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000379:methods*; D005413:Flatfoot / Q000601:surgery; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods