J Korean Foot Ankle Soc.  2004 Dec;8(2):208-212.

Adult Idiopathic Flexible Flat Foot Treated with Medial Sliding Calcaneal Osteotomy and Subtalar Arthroereisis: Report of 1 Case

• Jung HG
• Byun WS
• Yoo MJ

Abstract

There have been many reports about surgical treatments of flexible flatfoot in children and acquired adult flatfoot deformity due to posterior tibial tendon dysfunction common in the 5th and 6th decades. However there has been a controversy for surgical treatment guideline for painful idiopathic flexible flatfoot deformities in young adults. Therefore, we present a 27-year-old female with severe painful idiopathic flexible flatfoot who was treated with medial sliding calcaneal osteotomy and subtalar arthroereisis using Kalix(R) (Newdeal SA, Vienne, France) endoprosthesis and had good clinical outcome with high patient satisfaction at 10 months follow-up postoperatively.

Keyword

Idiopathic flexible flatfoot; Subtalar arthroereisis; Medial sliding calcaneal osteotomy

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Child
Congenital Abnormalities
Female
Flatfoot*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Osteotomy*
Patient Satisfaction
Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
Young Adult