Category : Pediatric Orthopedics / Orthopaedics
F l e x i b l e f l a t f o o t i s a c o m m o n d e f o r m i t y i n a d o l e s c e n t s . S u b t a l a r a r t h r o e r e i s i s ( S T A ) c a n r e d u c e e x c e s s i v e p r o n a t i o n b y p l a c i n g a n i m p l a n t i n t h e s u b t a l a r j o i n t . A l t h o u g h w i d e l y u s e d , f e w s t u d i e s h a v e i n v e s t i g a t e d p o s t o p e r a t i v e p l a n t a r p r e s s u r e a n d l o w e r - l i m b m u s c l e a c t i v a t i o n p a t t e r n s w i t h i n t h e f i r s t 3 6 m o n t h s a f t e r S T A .
Source : Frontiers in Pediatrics
On : 21-Nov-2025