The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 64, Issue 6 829-836, Copyright © 1982 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Surgical reconstruction for calcaneonavicular coalition. Evaluation of function and gait
RB Chambers, TM Cook and HR Cowell
The function of nineteen patients was evaluated at three to fourteen years
after reconstructive surgery for calcaneonavicular coalition. Measurements
of subtalar motion, single-limb functional tests, and gait analyses were
carried out to determine how function in these patients differed from
normal. Better function correlated well with better postoperative subtalar
motion. Patients with a unilateral coalition who had good subtalar motion
after resection showed symmetrical gait patterns during tests of function
of the subtalar joint under conditions of stress.