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1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Abstract:
Numerous surgical procedures have been proposed for reconstructing and correcting adult flatfoot deformity. Most procedures include lengthening of the tight Achilles tendon and transferring the FDL tendon to substitute for a dysfunctional PTT. These procedures commonly are combined with a bone procedure to stabilize the correction and correct the pathologic anatomy. All of these procedures have the potential for a range of complications, many of them serious. In general, the clinician should perform the least invasive procedure that decreases pain and improves function. The effects of each procedure and the associated morbidity and complications must be considered.
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