The purpose of this study is to make clear the talar deformities of treated club feet, using the tomography of the talus.
34 feet in 25 patients with treated club feet were investigated.
The age at follow-up varied from 7 years to 27 years.
The medial deviation of the talar neck, which had been showed by dissecting fetal specimens of club feet, were decreased in treated club feet.
This change of the medial deviation suggests to remodel the neck deformities of the talus.
Deformities of the talar head could be classified into four types. The type 3 and 4 were seemed to be secondary dysplasia of the talar head by forced correction of the fore-foot deformity.
In order to avoid squashing the delicate tarsal bone, corrections for club feet should be very gradually and gently.