The Rigid Flatfoot Tarsal Coalitions
Blakemore L, Cooperman D, Thompson G. The Rigid Flatfoot Tarsal Coalitions. Clinics In Podiatric Medicine And Surgery 2000, 17: 531-555. PMID: 10943504, DOI: 10.1016/s0891-8422(23)01144-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBiomechanical PhenomenaChildDiagnosis, DifferentialFlatfootHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSynostosisTarsal BonesConceptsTarsal coalitionCommon operative treatmentInterposition of fatRigid flatfoot deformityCommon presenting symptomOnset of symptomsCartilaginous coalitionPresenting symptomSymptomatic recurrenceOperative treatmentSurgical treatmentPlain radiographsConservative measuresCommon siteFlatfoot deformityDegenerative changesCalcaneonavicular coalitionComputerized tomographyMesenchymal differentiationMajor causePatientsSymptomsTime of ossificationTreatmentChildren