title: Fibula extension and correction of foot and ankle deformity to rectify post-osteomyelitis talipes equinovarus in a young adult: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Talipes equinovarus is traditionally viewed in the literature as a congenital disease.
  
  
  
  We present here a case of the acquired talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) in a young adult patient that has developed the following osteomyelitis.
  
  
  
  We have successfully corrected this condition by fibula extension and correction of foot and ankle deformity, using external fixation device. The treatment period has extended over three years and involved two operations.
  
  
  
  This case report will increase awareness of adult orthopedists on acquired talipes equinovarus and propose orthopedic reconstructive strategies to rectify this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China. trauma2@163.com.
authors.forename: C-H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Z-M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: X-L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: A-M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000473:pathology; D001852:Bone Lengthening; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005360:Fibula / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications*; D000070558:Talipes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult