The Flatfoot Through a Pinhole: Do It Percutaneously!

Surgical treatment of adult-acquired flatfoot deformity typically requires multiple soft tissue and bony procedures, many of which can be effectively performed with minimally invasive surgery techniques. Use of minimal skin incisions helps limit the morbidity of surgery, reducing postoperative pain and the incidence of wound complications. This chapter will focus primarily on the bony procedures which can be accomplished through minimally invasive surgery, including the medializing calcaneal osteotomy and the first tarsometatarsal fusion. Level of Evidence: Diagnostic Level V. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Source: Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Special Focus: Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity (AAFD): To the Infinity and Beyond! Source Type: research