TALONAVICULAR COALITION - OBJECTIVE GAIT ANALYSIS

Talonavicular coalitions, a rarely reported fusion between the talus a nd navicular, are often an incidental radiographic finding that may be asymptomatic or associated with peroneal spasm. The authors present a review of literature and case report based on clinical evaluation and instrumented gait analysis. Specifically, a patient presenting with a bilateral talonavicular coalition was objectively evaluated with kine tic, kinematic, muscle dynamometry, and pedobarographic testing to und erstand the biomechanical limitations related to this pathology. An ex cessive passive component of ankle torque, a high first metatarsophang eal joint plantar pressure, and a diminished time in the midstance por tion of stance phase were measured and compared to those of healthy in dividuals.