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Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Isolated Subtalar ‎Arthroereisis in Pediatric Flexible Flatfoot: A Prospective ‎Cohort Study

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Last updated: 09 Apr 2025

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Orthopedic

Abstract

‎ Background: Painful flexible flat foot is a common pediatric foot problem result in ‎longstanding arthritic changes in subtalar joint complex. Use of subtalar arthroereisis screw ‎can prevent excess calcaneal eversion and restore normal subtalar biomechanics. Methods: ‎Thirty feet in 15 patients with symptomatic flexible flat feet between 5-12 years (11males and ‎‎4 females). Subtalar arthroereisis screw was used in all cases through direct lateral mini-sinus ‎tarsi incision. We used the AOFAS and VAS for clinical evaluations. The talo-calcaneal angle, ‎Meary's angel, calcaneal valgus angle and calcaneal pitch angle were used for radiological ‎evaluations. Results: Thirty feet were followed up for 18 months, preoperative pain was ‎improved from 3.29 ± 1.49 to 0.45 ± 0.49 postoperative according to the Visual analogue ‎scale (VAS) also the American orthopedic foot and ankle score (AOFAS) was improved from ‎‎70.87 ± 2.69 to 95.4 ± 3.55 postoperative. Postoperative complications: one foot with screw ‎subluxation after 4 weeks and one foot with superficial infection treated with proper ‎antibiotics. Conclusion: Subtalar arthroereisis screw is a mini-invasive procedure effective in ‎treating symptomatic flexible flat foot with correction of heel valgus and restoration of the foot ‎arch. ‎

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2025.360379.3840

Keywords

Key Words: Outcomes, Subtalar, Arthroereisis, Pediatric, Flatfoot.‎

Authors

First Name

sami

Last Name

sadek

MiddleName

ibrahim

Affiliation

orthopedic department,zagazig university zagazig, egypt

Email

dr.samielsadek2@gmail.com

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Imam

MiddleName

Hatem Farhan

Affiliation

Orthopedic and Traumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

Email

dr_hatem81@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

ElAttar

MiddleName

Saeed

Affiliation

Orthopedic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

Email

attar2006@yahoo.com

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Zagazig

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Volume

31

Article Issue

4

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54283

Issue Date

2025-04-01

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2025-02-15

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2025-04-01

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1,691

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1,698

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1110-1431

Online ISSN

2357-0717

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273

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Zagazig University Medical Journal

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https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Isolated Subtalar ‎Arthroereisis in Pediatric Flexible Flatfoot: A Prospective ‎Cohort Study

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09 Apr 2025