Journal article
The accessory soleus muscle as a cause of persistent equinus in clubfeet treated by the Ponseti method : A report of 16 cases.
Abstract
Encountering an accessory soleus muscle in children undergoing surgical release for clubfeet is not a frequent occurrence and only a few reports could be traced in literature. The purpose of this study is to report a series of 20 observations in 16 patients with idiopathic clubfeet treated by the Ponseti technique where the accessory soleus muscle was responsible in preventing full ankle dorsiflexion after Achilles tendon tenotomy. Following …
Authors
Kishta WE; Mansour EH; Ibrahim MM
Journal
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, Vol. 76, No. 5, pp. 658–662
Publication Date
10 2010
ISSN
0001-6462