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Principles of Triple Arthrodesis and Limited Arthrodesis in the Cavus Foot. 2021

Kalli E Mortenson, and Lawrence M Fallat

Beaumont Health Wayne Podiatric Foot and Ankle Surgical Residency, Beaumont Hospital Wayne, 31555 Annapolis Street, Wayne, MI 48184, USA.

Cavus foot is a complex podiatric deformity that requires precise and in-depth work-up through an objective, physical, and radiographic examination. The goal of surgical treatment is to eliminate pain while establishing a plantigrade foot structure. Triple arthrodesis has proven to be an effective surgical procedure for treatment of moderate to severe rearfoot deformity with or without the presence of rearfoot arthritic changes. The foot and ankle surgeon must always be aware that no two cavus deformity cases are alike, therefore one may require additional surgical procedures including soft tissue balancing, joint-sparing osteotomies, and/or supplementary arthrodesing procedures.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010808	Physical Examination	Systematic and thorough inspection of the patient for physical signs of disease or abnormality.	Physical Exam,Examination, Physical,Physical Examinations and Diagnoses,Exam, Physical,Examinations, Physical,Exams, Physical,Physical Examinations,Physical Exams
D011182	Postoperative Care	The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)	Care, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedures,Procedures, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedure,Procedure, Postoperative
D011859	Radiography	Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film).	Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D005528	Foot	The distal extremity of the leg in vertebrates, consisting of the tarsus (ANKLE); METATARSUS; phalanges; and the soft tissues surrounding these bones.	Feet
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000070589	Talipes Cavus	A foot deformity in which the arch of the foot is high and often the heel adducted.	Cavus Deformity,Pes Cavus,Cavovarus Foot Deformity,Cavus Foot,High-Arched Foot,Cavovarus Foot Deformities,Cavus Deformities,Foot Deformities, Cavovarus,Foot Deformity, Cavovarus,High Arched Foot
D000072700	Conservative Treatment	Therapeutic approaches that are limited, gradual, or well-established as opposed to radical methods.	Conservative Management,Conservative Therapy,Conservative Managements,Conservative Therapies,Conservative Treatments,Management, Conservative,Managements, Conservative,Therapies, Conservative,Therapy, Conservative,Treatment, Conservative,Treatments, Conservative
D001174	Arthrodesis	The surgical fixation of a joint by a procedure designed to accomplish fusion of the joint surfaces by promoting the proliferation of bone cells. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Arthrodeses
D013640	Tarsal Joints	The articulations between the various TARSAL BONES. This does not include the ANKLE JOINT which consists of the articulations between the TIBIA; FIBULA; and TALUS.	Intertarsal Joint,Tarsal Joint,Articulationes intertarsales,Articulationes intertarseae,Intertarsal Joints,Joint, Intertarsal,Joint, Tarsal,Joints, Intertarsal,Joints, Tarsal