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. 2016 Jan;45(1):97-108; quiz 109.
doi: 10.1007/s00132-015-3203-z.

[Hindfoot deformities in adults. Conservative and surgical treatment]

[Article in German]
J Götz  1 , J Grifka  2 , C Baier  2
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[Hindfoot deformities in adults. Conservative and surgical treatment]

[Article in German]
J Götz et al. Orthopade. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

The term hindfoot deformity denotes many different disease patterns that are associated with malformations of the axis. Destruction of the hindfoot caused by chronic polyarthritis or diabetic diseases are complex examples. This article aims to qualify the reader to diagnose the most important and most common hindfoot deformities in adults and to make decisions about stage-adjusted conservative and surgical therapeutic options.

Keywords: Adult flatfoot; Ankle arthritis; Charcot foot; Coalitio; Hindfoot deformity.

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