MODIFIED MUBARAK TECHNIQUE FOR FLEXIBLE FLATFOOT CORRECTION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.

Objective: To describe the technique, analyze possible radiographic correction and evaluate the clinical result of medial and plantar calcaneal displacement osteotomy associated with opening wedge cuboid osteotomy for flexible flatfoot correction.

Methods: 23 patients (30 feet) diagnosed with flexible flat foot treated with plantar and medial calcaneal displacement osteotomy associated with opening wedge cuboid osteotomy were evaluated retrospectively. In the lateral radiographs calcaneal pitch and Meary's angle were the radiographic parameters evaluated; while the talonavicular coverage angle was evaluated in the anteroposterior radiographs.

Assessment of the Performance of Orthopedic Residents in Clinical Practice.

 To evaluate the performance of orthopedic residents while conducting clinical examinations.  The Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) was applied by three teaching doctors at four different moments. The instrument was adapted by the authors for use in orthopedics, with the development of descriptors for each evaluated skill.

SCARF OSTEOTOMY FOR HALLUX VALGUS CORRECTION: RADIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL ANALYSIS.

Objectives: This article aims to radiographically and clinically evaluate the results of the surgical correction of hallux valgus using the scarf technique. The pre- and postsurgical hallux valgus angles - metatarsophalangeal angle (MP), intermetatarsal angle (IM), and degree of dislocation of the sesamoids - were retrospectively evaluated, as well as their clinical parameters.

Methods: 70 pre- and postoperative radiographs of patients undergoing surgical correction of hallux valgus by the scarf osteotomy technique were retrospectively evaluated.