Foot length – A reliable predictor of posterior tibial tendon thickness – A cadaveric study

BackgroundTibialis posterior tendon, deltoid ligament and spring are the three most important structures on medial aspect of foot. They contribute to stability foot ankle also maintenance arches These get affected dimensions disrupted in various traumatic degenerative conditions. Normal range these has not been studied an Indian population. Our objective is define normal thicknesses using a cadaveric model. We hypothesize that longer foot, higher stresses hence thicker they will be. aim assess this hypothesis as well.MethodsDissection was done twenty below knee specimens. Tibialis tendon identified its thickness measured. Deltoid plantar calcaneonavicular ligaments were identified. Their lengths Length feet measured prior dissection. Statistical analysis data obtained.ResultsMean tibialis 7.0165 ± 0.387 mm. Mean 5.124 0.28 Its mean length 21.328 2.22 plantarcalcaneonavicular 2.491 1.120 Thicknesses correlated significantly with foot.ConclusionThe shown be function proportional This helps surgeon estimate which had pathology, order recreate non-pathological anatomy after transfer or reconstruction procedure. The posterior, described for setting deviations can used pathologies affecting structures.