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Osteotomy of the calcaneum in the treatment of idiopathic valgus foot. 1986

R Garelli

In the rare cases of idiopathic valgus foot that fail to respond to conservative treatment surgery is indicated. The author describes an oblique osteotomy of the calcaneum extending from the pre-Achilles region to the inferior margin of the calcaneo-cuboid joint whereby the whole plantar surface of the calcaneum is rotated around its longitudinal axis. This reduces the sliding plane of the talo-calcaneal joint and changes the direction of the Achilles tendon and tibialis posterior so that they exert a more favourable action on the forefoot and tend to actively stabilise the correction. The results in 9 patients (11 feet) aged from 8 to 10 years are most encouraging and the operation preserves the dynamics of the hindfoot in every aspect. The case material is necessarily small because the indications for surgery in this condition are very rare.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010027	Osteotomy	The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Osteotomies
D002111	Calcaneus	The largest of the TARSAL BONES which is situated at the lower and back part of the FOOT, forming the HEEL.	Heel Bone,Bone, Heel
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005260	Female		Females
D005413	Flatfoot	Anomaly in which one or more of the arches of the feet are flat.	Pes Planus,Acquired Adult Flatfoot Deformity,Convex Foot,Convex Pes Valgus,Flat Feet,Flat Foot,Flatfeet,Flexible Flatfoot,Pes Valgus, Congenital Convex,Rigid Flatfoot,Rocker-Bottom Foot,Splayfoot,Talipes Calcaneovalgus,Talipes Valgus,Vertical Talus,Vertical Talus, Congenital,Calcaneovalgus, Talipes,Congenital Vertical Talus,Feet, Flat,Flatfoot, Flexible,Flatfoot, Rigid,Foot, Convex,Foot, Flat,Foot, Rocker-Bottom,Pes Valgus, Convex,Rocker Bottom Foot,Talus, Congenital Vertical,Talus, Vertical,Valgus, Talipes
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
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