Foot Disorders
A 13-year-old boy presents with chronic lateral foot pain and recurrent ankle "sprains." He has a rigid flatfoot deformity with limited subtalar motion. When he attempts to stand on his toes, the heel remains in valgus. CT scan shows a complete bony bar between the calcaneus and navicular. Regarding tarsal coalition:
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Tarsal coalition is an abnormal connection (osseous, cartilaginous, or fibrous) between two or more ...
Clinical features include painful rigid flatfoot, limited subtalar motion (particularly inversion), ...
Tarsal coalition is always acquired after trauma; it is rarely bilateral; talonavicular is the most ...
Radiographic findings include the anteater nose sign (calcaneonavicular on oblique view), C-sign (ta...
Treatment starts with conservative measures (activity modification, orthotics, casting for acute sym...
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