The Treatment of Flat–Foot
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Current treatment options of acquired flatfoot.
Symptomatic acquired flatfoot is an important orthopaedic problem, due to progressive loss of whole foot function and the increasing problem of patient disability. It is a complex entity, involving the tibialis posterior tendon, ankle joint, hindfoot and midfoot. In most cases the posterior tibial tendon (PTT) is the root cause of acquired flat foot, but there are other contributors and many di...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
سال: 1897
ISSN: 0096-6762,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejm189701141360201