Calcaneal osteotomy and tendon sling for the management of calcaneus deformity |
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| Authors: | A K Pandey S Pandey V Prasad |
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| Affiliation: | Ram Janam Sulakshna Institute of Orthopaedics, Trauma, Rehabilitation and Research, Ranchi, India. |
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| Abstract: | A one-stage operation for severe post-poliomyelitic calcaneus deformity was done in seventy-seven feet of seventy-seven patients. The operation consisted of osteotomizing the calcaneus to increase the lever arm and to reshape the hind part of the foot and using a posterior sling formed from the peroneus brevis and tibialis posterior to provide plantar-flexion power. We were able to evaluate sixty-six patients more than three years after the operation. Most of the patients had improvement in the appearance and function of the foot as a result of the operation. |
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