A Novel Technique for Correcting a Flexible Internal Rotation Deformity Following Talectomy. Issue 2 (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Joyner, LCDR Patrick W.; Vap, Alexander R.; Orr, Steven; Fitch, Robert D.
• Is Part Of: Techniques in orthopaedics. Volume 30:Issue 2(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: myelomeningocele -- clubfoot -- talectomy -- rotational deformity -- peroneus brevis -- tenodesis; Orthopedics -- Periodicals; 617.47
• DOI: 10.1097/BTO.0000000000000065
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0885-9698

Abstract

Abstract : Talectomy is a procedure that can be used to treat failed clubfoot corrective surgery. Talectomy helps to correct the equinovarus deformity by providing sufficient laxity to the foot. A complication of this procedure is the direct result of the increased laxity it is designed to increase. We report the surgical technique for correcting a rotational deformity of the ankle following talectomy. At one year follow-up, our technique provided a stable correction. Although this is a rare complication, this technique may be useful alone or in conjunction with other procedures for the foot and ankle.