OBJETCTIVE: The goal of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the treatment of the spastic pes planus valgus with the technique presented by Pisani, also the behavior of 12 radiographic parameters. METHODS: Between February 1992 and December 2002 29 children (57 feet) with spastic Cerebral Palsy were submited to surgical treatment, the mean age was six years. The mean follow-up period was eight years and nine months. RESULTS: They presented 65% (37 feet) of satisfactory and 35% (20 feet) of unsatisfactory results, according to exclusive clinical criteria at the final revision. From the 12 radiographic parameters studied eight shown statistical significant differences between the satisfactory and unsatisfactory groups at the final revision with significant correlations. CONCLUSION: Considering that the clinical evaluation was stricted, the severity and the degree of involvement of the patients the author concluded that the Pisani's technique is still a good option when comparing with osteotomies and arthrodesis in the treatment of the still flexible deformities. Among the radiographic angles the mean preoperative value of the talar decllination angle of 52º was associated with unsatisfactory result.
Flatfoot; Cerebral palsy; Subtalar joint; Orthopedic procedures
