Hi All - Everyone has been so helpful here with my triathlon questions so I thought maybe someone might be able to provide input into Tarsal Coalition.
I have a 10 year old recently diagnosed with tarsal coalition. He's 5' and 100lbs or so. He'd been complaining of foot/ankle pain for the last year or so and imaging confirmed tarsal coalition. Now we're at a point where surgery may be necessary. Looking back at videos of him as he got older ... we can see his run mechanics change to accommodate the lack of mobility in his LEFT foot/ankle.
Here are some recent videos of him running. You'll notice he's pronating quite a bit. When he sprints it's even more obvious because he seems to keep his ankle locked so left foot is quite flat and almost looks like he's lumbering or running with a cinderblock tied to his left foot.
Has anyone, as an adult or child (or their child), had surgery to correct tarsal coalition? Our hope is he will benefit from the surgery and, with some PT assistance, could develop more efficient running mechanics once his ankle/foot mobility is back.
Thank you in advance for any input!
Mechanics (from front)
https://imgur.com/eyStvmy
Mechanics (from rear)
https://imgur.com/vEyWo1K
I have a 10 year old recently diagnosed with tarsal coalition. He's 5' and 100lbs or so. He'd been complaining of foot/ankle pain for the last year or so and imaging confirmed tarsal coalition. Now we're at a point where surgery may be necessary. Looking back at videos of him as he got older ... we can see his run mechanics change to accommodate the lack of mobility in his LEFT foot/ankle.
Here are some recent videos of him running. You'll notice he's pronating quite a bit. When he sprints it's even more obvious because he seems to keep his ankle locked so left foot is quite flat and almost looks like he's lumbering or running with a cinderblock tied to his left foot.
Has anyone, as an adult or child (or their child), had surgery to correct tarsal coalition? Our hope is he will benefit from the surgery and, with some PT assistance, could develop more efficient running mechanics once his ankle/foot mobility is back.
Thank you in advance for any input!
Mechanics (from front)
https://imgur.com/eyStvmy
Mechanics (from rear)
https://imgur.com/vEyWo1K