Introduction

Tarsal coalition is a common congenital condition caused by failure of embryonic segmentation, leading to abnormal coalition of two or more of the tarsal bones. Treatment is usually a course of casting and enceds for symptomatic patients. Surgical coalition resection or joint arthurdesis is indicated for patients with persistent symptoms who fail conservative management. This episode will go over the topic of tarsal coalition from the pe datric section on orthol bullets dot com.