The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 64, Issue 6 837-840, Copyright © 1982 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Arteriography in club foot
TD Greider, SJ Siff, P Gerson and MM Donovan
Arteriography was done on fourteen children with nineteen typical, severe,
untreated club feet. The age range of the patients was from 1.3 to 13.5
years (average, 6.3 years). Only three feet were found to have normal
arterial anatomy. In the remaining sixteen feet the posterior tibial artery
was the dominant structure; the anterior tibial artery was hypoplastic and
ended at the ankle, so that no dorsalis pedis artery was present. After
operative correction of the feet, no change was noted in the arteriograms
of three patients. The importance of protecting the posterior tibial artery
during operative correction is emphasized.