Prospective Evaluation of Tarsal Coalition Excision Show Significant Improvements in Pain and Function
Conclusions:
This prospective study demonstrated remarkable clinical improvements after tarsal coalition excision regardless coalition type, though postoperative courses differed between calcaneonavicular and talocalcaneal types. Finally, a subset of patients has ongoing activity limiting foot pain after coalition excision which could not be explained by the data in this study.
Level of Evidence:
Level II—prospective cohort study.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Foot and Ankle Source Type: research