Pes Equinus Varus

Treatment of pes varus using locking plate fixation in seven Dachshund dogs.

OBJECTIVES To describe the surgical treatment of pes varus in Dachshund dogs by medial opening wedge osteotomy of the distal tibia stabilized with a locking plate system and to retrospectively report the clinical and radiographic outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Lameness in nine limbs of seven Dachshund dogs with pes varus deformity was treated with corrective osteotomy at or near the centre o...

Varus knee osteoarthritis: whence the varus?

Hallux varus.

We reviewed 12 patients with congenital hallux varus who had had operations on 20 feet to enable them to wear normal shoes and to improve the appearance. After an average follow-up of 12.7 years the results of soft tissue procedures were satisfactory in 12 of 17 feet. Arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint, performed primarily in one foot and secondarily in two others was also satis...

Pes Planus (Flat Feet)

Pes planus is the loss of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot. It can be flexible or rigid and it results in relative flattening of the plantar surface. The condition may be lifelong, or acquired through time, inflammation or other musculoskeletal problems. Treatment is generally only needed if the condition is new, painful or progressing, or when there is a fixed deformity or other associ...

Pes anserinus bursitis

Pes anserinus bursitis (www.physio-pedia.com/Bursitis), also known as intertendinous bursa, is an inflammation of the bursa of the conjoined insertion of the M. Sartorius, M. Gracilis and M. Semitendinosus muscles along the proximal medial aspect of the tibia [4]. The bursa is located approximately two inches below the medial knee joint line between the pes anserinus tendons. The bursa doesn’t ...