Calcaneal osteotomy and tendon sling for the management of calcaneus

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deformity. Pandey-AK; Pandey-S; Prasad-V J-Bone-Joint-Surg-Am. 1989 Sep; 71(8): 1192-8 A one-stage operation for severe post-poliomyelitic calcaneus deformity was done in seventy-seven feet of seventy-seven patients. The operation consisted of osteotomizing the calcaneus to increase the lever arm and to reshape the hind part of the foot and using a posterior sling formed from the peroneus brevis and tibialis posterior to provide plantar-flexion power. We were able to evaluate sixty-six patients more than three years after the operation. Most of the patients had improvement in the appearance and function of the foot as a result of the operation.