Treatment of calcaneonavicular coalition accompanied by an accessory anterolateral talar facet
Erdi Özdemir1
, Gökay Dursun2, Güney Yılmaz2
1Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Karabük University Faculty of Medicine, Karabük, Turkey
2Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Keywords: Accessory anterolateral talar facet, calcaneonavicular coalition, talocalcaneal impingement, tarsal coalition.
Abstract
The association of accessory anterolateral talar facet (AALTF) and tarsal coalition has been reported recently. However, there is no report in the literature examining the clinical outcomes of operative treatment simultaneously addressing both AALTF and tarsal coalition. In this case series, we report the functional outcomes of operative treatment for both AALTF and calcaneonavicular coalition (CNC). Four male patients were admitted to our institution with foot pain. Radiographic examination revealed CNC and accompanying AALTF in all patients. Five feet of these four patients were operated simultaneously for AALTF and CNC. At the final follow-up, the mean Visual Analog Scale score was 1.7±2.4 (range, 0 to 5.5), the mean American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society score was 89.6±11.5 (range, 69 to 97), and the mean Foot Function Index was 15.4±19.1 (range, 0 to 43). In conclusion, simultaneous resection of CNC with AALTF seems to have good postoperative clinical outcomes. As AALTF can emerge along with CNC, every patient scheduled for CNC resection should be evaluated for AALTF.
Citation: Özdemir E, Dursun G, Yılmaz G. Treatment of calcaneonavicular coalition accompanied by an accessory anterolateral talar facet. Jt Dis Relat Surg 2022;33(1):245-248.
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