Flat foot. A preliminary report of an operation for severe cases
Jones, B.S.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume 57(3): 279-282
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-620X PMID: 1158938 Document Number: 94072
The pathogenesis of flat foot and its operative correction for severe cases are reviewed. The importance of the medial plantar fascia in maintaining the structural integrity of the foot is emphasised. Reinforcement of an incompetent plantar fascia by separating the inner half of the calcaneal tendon and attaching it to the neck of the first metatarsal has given results in three patients that were satisfactory at two, six and seven years later.