Table 3.
Chosen of surgical methods.
| Soft-Tissue Release | ||
| Contracture of the plantar fascia | → | Open or Percutaneous plantar fasciotomy |
| Overpull of the intrinsic muscle | → | Steindler stripping |
| Ankle varus deformity | → | Lateral ankle ligament reconstruction |
| Deltoid ligament release | ||
| Ankle equinus deformity | → | Gastrocnemius recession |
| Achilles tendon lengthening | ||
| Severe rigid deformity | → | Combined with other tendon release |
| Bony Reconstruction | ||
| Forefoot deformity | ||
| The first TMT equinus | → | First metatarsal dorsiflexion osteotomy |
| The multiple metatarsals equinus | → | Jahss osteotomy |
| Midfoot deformity | ||
| The apex at the NC joint or cuneiforms | → | Cole/Japas/Akron/Myerson osteotomy * |
| Ilizarov external fixation | ||
| Hindfoot deformity | ||
| Nonreducible mild heel varus | → | Dwyer osteotomy |
| Nonreducible severe heel varus | → | Z-shaped osteotomy |
| Mixed deformity | ||
| Rigid deformity with osteoarthritis | → | Double or Triple arthrodesis |
| Naviculocuneiform arthrodesis | ||
| Soft-tissue Balancing | ||
| Weakness of the peroneus brevis | → | Peroneus longus to brevis transfer |
| Overpower of the posterior tibial tendon | → | Posterior tibial tendon transfer |
| The claw-toes | → | Jones procedure |
| Hibbs procedure | ||
* Indicates that the various midfoot osteotomy methods are not described in detail here. TMT: tarsometatarsal; NC: naviculocuneiform.