Abstract
Symptomatic flatfoot is a prevalent disorder. We undertook a review of 50 feet in
39 patients with flexible flatfoot treated between August 2000 and January 2008 in
order to evaluate the modified Kidner-Cobb procedure. Overall clinical results were
rated as good in 48 (96%) feet and fair in 2 (4%) feet, and there were no poor results.
Average follow-up was 4.6 years, and total recovery time was 5.7 months in older patients
and 3.7 months in children. Manual muscle-strength testing revealed no difference
in tibialis anterior strength between the operated and contralateral extremity. All
patients visually demonstrated postoperative elevation of the medial longitudinal
arch height. Complications included 2 feet with wound dehiscence and 1 foot with fractured
hardware. The results of this review indicate that the modified Kidner-Cobb procedure
is a useful treatment option for patients with symptomatic flexible flatfoot with
posterior tibial tendon dysfunction stage 2.
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