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Randomized controlled clinical trial.The main purpose of the present study was to comparatively analyze the effectiveness, advantages, and the complications of using semirigid synthetic softcast with respect to plaster of Paris (POP) during the treatment of clubfoot deformity.The study group consisted of 196 babies (249 feet). A total of 133 feet treated by an orthopedic referral center using s...

BACKGROUND Clubfoot has from long been an unsolved clinical challenge for the orthopedic surgeons. It is one of the commonest congenital deformities in children. More than 100,000 babies are born worldwide each year with congenital clubfoot. Around 80% of the cases occur in developing nations. METHODS Fifty three feet [mean Pirani score (total) 5.6] in 40 children were treated by the Ponseti ...

Background: Clubfoot is a debilitating pathology and source of abnormal gait in children. Treatment with the Ponseti method treatment used management congenital clubfoot children under 9 years old. This study aims to identify proportion supported by evaluate their effectiveness. Materials Method: A multicenter retrospective descriptive for six (06) months from June 1st November 30th, 2019 conce...

We report our initial experience of using the Ponseti method for the treatment of congenital idiopathic club foot. Between November 2002 and November 2004 we treated 100 feet in 66 children by this method. The standard protocol described by Ponseti was used except that, when necessary, percutaneous tenotomy of tendo Achillis were performed under general anaesthesia in the operating theatre and ...

Following correction with the Ponseti method some idiopathic clubfeet still will relapse even after six years of age. A better understanding of the cause for these late relapses will greatly help in the management of this condition. We evaluated a consecutive case-series from 1948 through December 1984 including 209 patients (321 clubfeet). Patients were treated following the Ponseti method. In...

284 feet in 182 children with clubfoot treated by Ponseti method in Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram during period of August 2011 to August 2013 were studied prospectively. Aim of the study was to evaluate the results and complications of Ponseti method of treatment and to assess the compliance of foot abduction orthosis by children and parents. The severity of initial club foot d...