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Definition

Pseudogout 

- Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) crystals

- inflammatory arthritis of older individuals 

Definition

Acquired Adult Flatfoot Deformity (AAFD)

- collapse of medial longitudinal arch

- secondary to ligament / tendon / joint or bony pathology

Classification

1. Congenital

Flexible / Physiological

Ligamentous Laxity (DIAL HOME)

Rigid 

- Congenital Vertical Talus 

- Tarsal Coalition

Anatomy

Lateral compartment of leg

- run through retromalleolar groove

- pass superior and inferior to peroneal tubercle

- covered by inferior peroneal retinaculum

Peroneus longus

- origin lateral condyle of tibia and head fibula

- tendon PL superficial and inferior to brevis in retromalleolar groove

- runs in cuboid groove 

- insert plantar surface base of 1st MT and lateral aspect medial cuneiform

Definition

Anterior displacement of peroneal tendons out of peroneal groove

Epidemiology

Most common in young adults

Acute injury often missed 

Aetiology

Congenital

3 % neonates

- resolves spontaneously

Traumatic  

Occurs following sporting activities