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NCT Number: NCT07449650

Calcaneal Lengthening Osteotomy With Locking Wedge Plate Versus Synthetic PEEK Cage Interposition for Symptomatic Flexible Pes Planovalgus Foot Deformity in Adolescents

The goal of this interventional study is to compare clinical outcome, radiological parameters, complication rates and time to recovery of calcaneal lengthening osteotomy with locking wedge plate versus PEEK cage interposition in management of symptomatic flexible pes planovalgus foot deformity in adolescents

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Key information

Conditions

Flexible Flatfoot or Pes Planus Congenital Abnormalities Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Flatfoot Foot Deformities Foot Deformities, Acquired Foot Deformities, Congenital Limb Deformities, Congenital Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital Musculoskeletal Abnormalities Musculoskeletal Diseases Talipes

Age range

10 year–17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Sohag Faculty of Medicine

Sohag, 82716, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients with symptomatic flexible pes planovalgus indicated for surgical correction
  • age: from 10 years to 17 years
  • sex: males and females
  • failure of conservative management

Exclusion criteria

  • previous foot surgery
  • patients with neuromuscular disorders
  • patients with rigid pes Plano valgus
  • patients with sever comorbidities

Treatment and study plan

calcaneal lengthening osteotomy

Procedure

calcaneal lengthening osteotomy is a surgical procedure to correct symptomatic flexible pes planovalgus foot deformity in adolescents

calcaneal lengthening osteotomy with locking wedge plate

Procedure

one group will undergo calcaneal lengthening osteotomy with locking wedge plate fixation to maintain lengthening

calcaneal lengthening osteotomy with synthetic PEEK cage interposition

Procedure

second group will undergo calcaneal lengthening osteotomy with PEEK cage interposition to maintain lengthening

Primary outcomes

  1. Foot and ankle ability measure visual analogue scale radiological

    Time frame: 1 year

    clinical and radiological

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Mohamed Elsayed Osman, specialist

CONTACT

[email protected]

020-01006254523

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mohamed Elsayed Othman

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Mar 4, 2026
Registry last updated
Mar 4, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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