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. 2017 Jul 31;11:651–659. doi: 10.2174/1874325001711010651

Table 2.

List of surgical procedures for cavus foot.

Correction of the structural deformity
   Soft tissue procedures
     Achilles tendon lengthening
     Plantar fascia release
     Abductor hallucis fascia release
     Deltoid ligament release
     Lateral ankle ligament reconstruction
   Osteotomies
     First metatarsal dorsiflexion osteotomy
     Midtarsal closing wedge osteotomy
     Calcaneal valgizational osteotomy
   Arthrodesis
     Double or Triple fusion
     First tarsometatarsal fusion
     Naviculocuneiform arthrodesis
Correction of dynamic muscle imbalance
   Tendon transfers
     Peroneus longus tendon transfer to peroneus brevis
     Posterior tibial tendon transfer to dorsum of foot
     Anterior tibial tendon transfer to the middle of the foot
     Extensor hallucis longus transfer to 1st metatarsal (Jones procedure)
Correction of the structural deformity
Correction of claw toes
     Soft tissue release
     Resection arthroplasty
     Proximal interphalangeal joint fusion
     Girdlestone Taylor transfer