The pain is usually aggravated by running, jumping, or prolonged standing and typically relieved by rest. Pain onset is either insidious or sudden when associated with an ankle sprain. The typical symptomatic presentation is of an adolescent with repeated ankle sprains and pain. Slomann (1921), Badgeley (1927), and Harris and Beath (1948) associated the tarsal coalitions causing peroneal spastic feet. Zuckerkandl described the anatomy of a talocalcaneal coalition in 1877. Īrchaeological evidence points to the presence of the tarsal coalitions in the Mayan and the pre-Columbian Indian civilization. Tarsal coalitions cause gradual flattening of the medial longitudinal arch resulting in a flat foot and stiffness of the subtalar joint. The Talocalcaneal coalition is the second most common tarsal coalition in the foot after the calcaneonavicular coalition. The size of the talocalcaneal coalition determines the successful outcome after its resection. There are four recognized anatomical patterns of the anterior and middle facets- a single small middle facet, a large middle facet that extends posteriorly, a middle facet that extends anteriorly, and both the facets-middle and anterior in the medial compartment. The posterior facet is the largest, and the anterior facet is the smallest. The middle facet being is most commonly involved in the talocalcaneal coalition. The subtalar joint has three facets: anterior, middle, and posterior, which articulates with the respective facets of the calcaneum. As it affects the subtalar joint, it is also commonly known as the subtalar coalition. It is known as peroneal spastic flat-foot as the peroneal muscles are in spasm in a painful, rigid flat foot. The age of onset is typically between 12 and 15 years of age. Although the anomaly is present at birth, it becomes symptomatic only when the abnormal fibrous connection matures into a stiff cartilaginous bar, which later ossifies to become a rigid bar. The talocalcaneal coalition can be fibrous (syndesmosis), cartilaginous (synchondrosis), or bony (synostosis). The talocalcaneal coalition is an anomalous connection between the talus and the calcaneus. The talocalcaneal coalition is a frequent cause of painful flatfoot in older children or adolescents.
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