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ArticleZhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery2025

[Treatment of foot and ankle deformities combined with knee and lower limb deformities using QIN Sihe's surgical strategy].

Jiancheng Zang, Xuyue Pan, Yidong Cui, Li Xiao, Fangyuan Wei, Zhaojun Chen, Zhengyi Wang

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  1. [Limited bone and soft tissue surgery combined with Ilizarov technique in treatment of adolescent severe cerebral palsy with flattened valgus foot and lower leg external rotation deformity].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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Jiancheng ZangDepartment of Hand and Foot Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.
Xuyue PanDepartment of Hand and Foot Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.
Yidong CuiDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan Shandong, 250013, P. R. China.
Li XiaoSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, P. R. China.
Fangyuan WeiDepartment of Hand and Foot Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.
Zhaojun ChenDepartment of Hand and Foot Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.
Zhengyi WangDepartment of Hand and Foot Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.

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Objective: To summarize the clinical characteristics of foot and ankle deformities combined with knee and lower limb deformities and evaluate the advantages, clinical outcomes, and considerations of QIN Sihe's surgical strategy for treating such complex deformities. Methods: Between January 2022 and December 2024, 32 patients with foot and ankle deformities combined with knee and lower limb deformities were enrolled. The cohort included 23 males and 9 females, aged 10-67 years (mean, 41.1 years). The main etiologies included post-polio sequelae (20 cases) and congenital limb deformities (3 cases). Deformities were categorized as follows: equinovarus foot (12 cases), equinus foot (2 cases), equinovalgus foot (3 cases), equinus foot with swan-neck deformity (2 cases), calcaneus foot (5 cases), foot valgus (2 cases), knee flexion deformity (14 cases), genu recurvatum (4 cases), genu varum (3 cases), genu valgum (3 cases), lower limb shortening (3 cases), and lower limb external rotation (6 cases). QIN Sihe's surgical strategies included osteotomies, tendon releases, and tendon transfers for deformity correction, followed by external fixation for residual deformity adjustment and stabilization. Outcomes were assessed using QIN Sihe's Postoperative Evaluation Criteria for Lower Limb (Foot and Ankle) Deformity Correction and Functional Reconstruction. Results: All patients were followed up 8-32 months (mean, 16.5 months). Complications included pin tract infection (1 case, 1 site), ankle pain (2 cases), delayed healing at the proximal tibial osteotomy site (1 case), and anterior talar dislocation (1 case). At last follow-up, insufficient correction of foot deformity was observed in 1 case; both knee and lower limb deformities were corrected, with only mild recurrence of knee flexion deformity in 1 case. The foot/ankle and knee joint function improved. Based on QIN Sihe's Postoperative Evaluation Criteria for Lower Limb (Foot and Ankle) Deformity Correction and Functional Reconstruction, outcomes were rated as excellent in 30 cases and good in 2 cases, with an excellent-good rate of 100%. Conclusion: Foot and ankle deformities combined with knee and lower limb deformities are complex, QIN Sihe's surgical strategy can achieve satisfactory clinical outcomes for simultaneous correction.

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Foot DeformitiesFoot Deformities, CongenitalLower Extremity Deformities, CongenitalPlastic Surgery ProceduresAdolescentAdultAgedAnkle JointChildFemaleHumansKnee JointMaleMiddle AgedOsteotomyTreatment Outcomefoot and ankle deformitiesknee joint deformitylower limb deformityQIN Sihe’s surgical strategy

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PMCPMC12367415

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