Tarsal Coalitions

When we are first developing before birth, the foot is just a lump of cartilage. Inside that cartilage the individual bone develop separate from each other and the joints between them develop, so at birth we should have all the bones well on their way to being developed and the joint form. Sometimes a joint or joints between bones does not form and are joined by a bridge or cartilage. This is called a tarsal coalition. There are several types of tarsal coalitions, depending on which bones are

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