Congenital flat foot is a rare condition. In a special clinic for foot deformities only one case was found in 121 patients (Osmond-Clarke 1956). Adequate correction depends on recognition of the deformity within a few weeks of birth, and any child presenting with a rigid, dorsiflexed and everted forefoot should be regarded as having congenital flat foot until careful clinical and radiological e...

We retrospectively evaluated 38 patients who had a total of 52 triple arthrodeses. The average age at the time of operation was 14.2 years and the mean followup period was 10.2 years. Results were rated good in 17 feet, fair in 28 and poor in 7. Talonavicular pseudarthrosis was observed in two feet, residual varus deformity in four, residual valgus deformity in one, wound infections in two, and...

The pediatric/adolescent patient with the deformity metatarsus adductus, represents an entirely different set of circumstances from a surgical standpoint than does the adult patient. ln dealing with a pediatric deformity there exists many more surgical variables. An individual with metatarsus adductus as a primary deformity will have greater expectations from treatment than will the patient tha...

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the idiopathic congenital clubfoot deformity treated by Ponseti method to determine the different factors such as radiological investigations that may have relations with the risk of failure and recurrence in mid-term follow-up of the patients. Methods: Since 2006 to 2011, 226 feet from 149 patients with idiopathic congenital clubfoot were trea...

BACKGROUND The failure of nonsurgical treatment of patients with midfoot and hindfoot deformity secondary to diabetic Charcot arthropathy may lead to a rocker-bottom foot deformity with recurrent or persistent plantar ulceration. We report our experience with realignment and extended fusion with primary use of a medial column screw for this midfoot deformity. METHODS From July 2001 through Ju...

This study is focused on examination of ancient Egyptian mummy with congenital limb deformity from noble Egyptian mummy back to new kingdom-18th dynasty date from 1550-1295 BCE owned by Egyptian museum in El-Tharir – Egypt. Unilateral deformities were observed with ankle torsion and the neck of the talus was higher than normal. The CT images suggested abnormalities in shape of the tarsal bones ...

1 Codini MA, Caralis DG, Voight GC. Permanent ventricular pacing: a ten year experience. John Hopkins Med J 1973; 134: 118-27. 2 Showengerdt CG, Masangkay MP. Implantation of cardiac pacemakers: a review of complications. Ohio State Med J 1972; 68: 1015-8. 3 Corman LC, Levison ME. Sustained bacteraemia and transvenous cardiac pacemakers. JAMA 1975; 223: 2646. 4 Schwartz IS, Pervez N. Bacterial ...

The treatment of congenital absence of the fibula is difficult, because of the complexity ofthe deformity. This syndrome in its classic form consists of: 1) complete or partial absence of the fibula ; 2) congenital shortening of the extremity ; 3) anterior bowing of the middle and lower parts of the tibia; 4) deformity of the foot (plano-valgus or equino-valgus position of the foot, with comple...

AIMS Gangrene and amputation are among most feared complications of diabetes mellitus. Early detection of patients at high risk for foot ulceration can prevent foot complications. Regular foot screening (medical history, foot examination and classification into risk groups) was introduced at the out-patient diabetes clinic in Ljubljana in November 1996. We aimed to explore the relationships bet...