Pressure sores on the feet following bilateral Jones' procedure on a spina bifida patient

ABSTRACT

This is a case report of a 12 year old girl with a past history of spina bifida at L5/S1, presented with bilateral mobile pes cavus deformities and clawing of the toes. Bilateral Jones' procedure and Steindler's release were carried out to improve ankle dorsi flexion. Fifteen months later she developed identical pressure ulcers on the plantar aspects of both feet, opposite the heads of 5th metatarsal bones, which resulted in bone infection