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Online Case Presentation

Adult Acquired Flatfoot
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Clinical Presentation
  • CC: 53 y/o ♀ with
  • Painful bunion & flatfoot
  • HPI: Recalcitrant to functional orthoses, short articulated AFO, and physical therapy.
  • PMH: HTN, MRDD but lives independently
  • PSH: None
  • Meds: Lisinopril
  • All - NKDA
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Physical Exam
  • What do you notice about this foot?
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Points of Exam Not Appreciable in Photographs
  • Heel Valgus is non-reducible
  • Hypermobility of the 1st Ray
  • Gastrocnemius Equinus
  • Pain with palpation over sinus tarsi
  • Inability to perform single heel rise
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What Other Exams Should You Order?
  • But What Views?
  • And Why?
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Radiographic Analysis
  • AP Foot
    • Transverse Plane
      • Kite’s Angle
      • Cuboid Abduction
      • 1st-2nd IM Angle
      • Peri-talar Subluxation
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Radiographic Analysis
  • AP Ankle
    • Ankle Valgus?
      • Is it a Stage 4?
      • Adjacent joint Arthrosis


  • Calcaneal Axial
    • Hindfoot Valgus
  • Or
  • Long Leg Axial
    • Tibial Varum / Valgum
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"Flexible Deformity?"
  • Flexible Deformity?
    • Joint sparing osteotomies
    • Soft tissue augmentation
    • Tendon transfers
  • Rigid Deformity?
    • Joint destructive arthrodesis
    • Soft tissue augmentation
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Back to our patient . . . .
  • Non-reducible hindfoot


        • Medial Column Hypermobility

  • Gastrocnemius Equinus
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Strayer Gastrocnemius Recession
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Manual Reduction of Deformity via Windlass
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Post Op Radiographs
  • Fixation:
    • NC & 1st TMTJ
      • 3.5mm fully threaded
      • Lag Technique
    • STJ
      • 7.3mm Cannulated
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Post Op Clinicals
  • Note:
  • Re-creation of longitudinal arch
  • Heel neutral
  • HAV corrected
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