TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of the Cobb procedure in the treatment of posterior tibial tendon dysfunction
AU - Baravarian, Babak
AU - Zgonis, Thomas
AU - Lowery, Clinton
PY - 2002/7
Y1 - 2002/7
N2 - Numerous surgical procedures have been described for the treatment of the adult acquired flatfoot deformity. The surgeon should review in detail all the clinical, radiographic and imaging tests and propose the best surgical procedure for the patient. Although flexor tendon transfer has shown excellent results, the split anterior tibial tendon transfer is a second option. If used properly, the Cobb procedure results in less functional loss, since only half of the anterior tibial tendon is transferred. Furthermore, the flexor tendon is not disrupted and continues its primary function in the foot and ankle. Ultimately, the goals of the surgical procedure are to alleviate the patient's symptoms and pain, restore a normal foot alignment, and limit the loss of foot and ankle function without causing any complications.
AB - Numerous surgical procedures have been described for the treatment of the adult acquired flatfoot deformity. The surgeon should review in detail all the clinical, radiographic and imaging tests and propose the best surgical procedure for the patient. Although flexor tendon transfer has shown excellent results, the split anterior tibial tendon transfer is a second option. If used properly, the Cobb procedure results in less functional loss, since only half of the anterior tibial tendon is transferred. Furthermore, the flexor tendon is not disrupted and continues its primary function in the foot and ankle. Ultimately, the goals of the surgical procedure are to alleviate the patient's symptoms and pain, restore a normal foot alignment, and limit the loss of foot and ankle function without causing any complications.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0891-8422(02)00012-5
DO - 10.1016/S0891-8422(02)00012-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 12379972
AN - SCOPUS:0036657221
VL - 19
SP - 371
EP - 389
JO - Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
JF - Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
SN - 0891-8422
IS - 3
ER -