Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD) and Drop Foot - R

Dr. Ernest Isaacson discusses how he treats patients with posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) and drop foot using the Richie Brace Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFO).
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Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD)
is a painful flatfoot condition which affects adults, primarily over the age of 50. Also known as Adult Acquired Flatfoot, this pathology affects women more than men and is linked to obesity, hypertension and diabetes. Most people with PTTD have had flat feet all of their lives. Then, for reasons not fully understood, one foot starts to become painful and more deformed.
PTTD begins with a gradual stretching and loss of strength of the posterior tibial tendon which is the most important tendon supporting the arch of the human foot. Left untreated, this tendon will continue to lengthen and eventually rupture, leading to a progressive visible collapse of the arch of the foot. In the early stages, patients with PTTD will notice a pain and swelling along t