Flat foot: treatment by sub-talar arthrodesis with reposition of the talus calcaneum
Judet, J.; Judet, H.
La Presse Medicale 8(48): 3969-3971
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-7867 PMID: 530949 Document Number: 152279
Since 1962, the authors have used a technique of sub-talar arthrodesis combined with talar-calcaneal reposition ("horseman" operation) in cases of valgus flat foot, accompanied by symptoms, in moderate forms with exaggerated talar-calcaneal divergence and verticalisation of the talus. This operation involves only the sub-talar joint. The mid-tarsal joint is untouched. Technique must be precise in order to avoid hyper or hypo-correction. The results are constantly good. The mid-tarsal joint remains free, which offers a definite advantage in comparison with classical double tarsectomy.