Titrating the Amount of Bony Correction in Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity

Foot Ankle Int. 2020 Oct;41(10):1292-1295. doi: 10.1177/1071100720950741. Epub 2020 Sep 1.

Abstract

Recommendation: There is evidence indicating that the amount of bony correction performed in the setting of progressive collapsing foot deformity reconstructive surgery can be titrated within a recommended range for a variety of procedures. The typical range when performing a medial displacement calcaneal osteotomy should be 7 to 15 mm of medialization of the tuberosity. The typical range when performing an Evans lateral column lengthening should be 5 to 10 mm of a laterally based wedge in the anterior calcaneus. The typical range when performing a plantarflexion opening wedge osteotomy of the medial cuneiform (Cotton) osteotomy should be 5 to 10 mm of a dorsal wedge.

Level of evidence: Level V, consensus, expert opinion.

Keywords: AAFD; PCFD; adult acquired flatfoot deformity; flatfoot; osteotomy; progressive collapsing foot deformity; reconstruction; titration.

MeSH terms

  • Calcaneus / surgery*
  • Foot Deformities / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Osteotomy / methods
  • Radiography
  • Tarsal Bones / surgery*