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What is the Best Treatment for Congenital Vertical Talus?

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Congenital vertical talus (CVT) is a rare congenital anomaly with a reported incidence of 1:100,000. The aetiology of this condition is unclear. It is thought around 50 % of cases are isolated but the rest have associated musculoskeletal, neurologic or chromosomal abnormalities. Traditional treatment involves extensive soft tissue releases. A less invasive correction according to the Ponseti principle has been recently advocated. In this chapter we explore the best available evidence for CVT management and highlight the difficulty in constructing a high grade recommendation on management.

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  1. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK

    Munier Hossain

  2. Department of Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK

    Naomi Davis

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Hossain, M., Davis, N. (2017). What is the Best Treatment for Congenital Vertical Talus?. In: Alshryda, S., Huntley, J., Banaszkiewicz, P. (eds) Paediatric Orthopaedics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41142-2_17

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