A new method for treating postburn talipes equinovarus.

Postburn talipes equinovarus has long been a challenging problem for plastic surgeons, who usually replace the overlying scar in multistaged flap or tube transfer operations before lengthening the shortened Achilles tendon. This always requires long hospitalization and causes much discomfort for the patient because of postural immobilization. In 1975, I designed a new and simple procedure by Z-lengthening the scar tissue and the Achilles tendon as a whole in one stage. To date, the operative result in 10 cases has been excellent, without failure or recurrence.