Evans calcaneal lengthening procedure for spastic flexible flatfoot in 32 patients (46 feet) with a followup of 3 to 9 years

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 500-507

  Zeifang, Felix ^a,b   Breusch, Steffen J ^a,c   Döderlein, Leonhard ^a,b  

^a Orthopaedic University Hospital of Heidelberg ^*

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral Palsy; Evans Procedure; Flatfoot Deformity; Soft Tissue Procedure

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCANEOCUBOID SUBLUXATION; CALCANEUS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; EVANS CALCANEAL LENGTHENING PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOLLOW UP; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FOOT SURGERY; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERONEUS LENGTHENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REEFING MEDIAL CAPSULE; RELAPSE; SOFT TISSUE; SPASTIC FLEXIBLE FALTFOOT; STRAYER PROCEDURE; SUBLUXATION;

EID: 33745726543     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602700704     Document Type: Article

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