One Case of so-called Congenital Diastasis of Tibio-Fibular Mortise

We experienced a new born baby with very rare foot deformity, so called congenital diastasis of tibio-fibular mortise. First we tried manual correction of the diastasis and reduction of the subluxated talus. And we tried operative correction at his 7 months age, lengthened achilles tendon, released...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 103 - 107
Main Authors Tsuchimoto, S., Okue, A., Fujii, T., Kumagai, H., Matsuo, T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1977
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Summary:We experienced a new born baby with very rare foot deformity, so called congenital diastasis of tibio-fibular mortise. First we tried manual correction of the diastasis and reduction of the subluxated talus. And we tried operative correction at his 7 months age, lengthened achilles tendon, released posterior capsule and corrected the diastasis by a screw. Diastasis was well corrected but slight equinus deformity remained.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.26.103