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Wheeless Medial Release

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Description: following are components of a Medial Release:
- recession or excision of abductor hallucis;
- elongation/release of: tibionavicular portion of deltoid ligament
- " tibialis posterior tendon
- " talonavicular joint capsule
- " talocalcaneal joint capsule
- " interosseous ligament (only rarely performed)
- long toe flexors may also require elongation.
- division of Spring Ligament, Lateral Bifurcate Ligament;

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Language: English

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Added: Mon Dec 11 2006
Last Modified: Mon Nov 12 2007