La prótesis de expansión de Giannini en el tratamiento del pie plano-laxo infantil

The authors present their experience in the surgical treatment of 50 essencial valgus fíat feet, performed bctween 1989 and 1992, using Giannini's subtalar expansive prosthesis. Pacients were assessed clinically, radiologically and by photopodography for the Moreau-CostaBartani angle and the Sheade line or Meary-Tomeno axis. In the final evaluation 14 cases (28%) were judged to achieved excellent results, 31 (62%) good results, 2 (4%) fair results and 3 (6%) poor results