Open AccessPOSTBURN CICATRICAL FOOT DEFORMITIES IN CHILDREN: CLINICAL ASPECTS AND MANAGEMENT
Author(s) -
Konstantin А. Afonichev,
Ольга Васильевна Филиппова,
Алексей Георгиевич Баиндурашвили,
Дмитрий Степанович Буклаев
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
travmatologiâ i ortopediâ rossii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2542-0933
pISSN - 2311-2905
DOI - 10.21823/2311-2905-2010-0-2-32-38
Subject(s) - foot (prosody) , medicine , ankle , scars , surgery , orthodontics , philosophy , linguistics
The cicatrical deformities of the foot and secondary changes in tendons, muscles and in osteoarticular system with respect to the age and scar location were discussed. It was pointed to a high risk of early development of foot deformities, especially in young children up to five years of age. This indicates the need for regular medical check-up. Clinical experience shows that the hypertrophic scars that extend from the lateral surfaces of the foot to the ankle region create preconditions for development of multiplanar foot deformities, especially in the period of intensive growth of the skeleton. Possible complications in the treatment of multiplanar foot deformities in the presence of scar lesions of surrounding tissues associated with an increased risk of trophic disorders and the development of the inflammatory process are considered. Recommendations on stages of surgical treatment are given.