Sir, We appreciate the interest of Patnaik S [1] in our paper published in Journal of Orthoapedic Case Reports [2] and thank him for sharing his experience with the technique. We shall answers the queries raised sequentially. We are routinely using 16 or 18 gauge needle depending on the size of the child and in very young child infant a 18 gauge needle is enough. The trick is to tense the tendo...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results of Ponseti technique in the management of congenital Talipes Equino Varus (CTEV) in neonatal age group. METHODS It is a prospective observational study, conducted during the period of July 2010 to December 2011 at the Department of Pediatric Surgery in a tertiary hospital. All the neonates with CTEV were treated with Ponseti casti...

BACKGROUND Myelomeningocele is a common birth defect that is often accompanied by clubfoot deformity. Treatment of clubfoot associated with myelomeningocele traditionally has consisted of extensive soft-tissue release operations, which are associated with many complications. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the early results of the Ponseti method for the treatment of clubfoot as...

Purpose Previous reports have demonstrated diminished size of the hindfoot bones in patients with idiopathic clubfoot deformity. However, no study has quantified the percentage of hypoplasia as a function of early growth, during the brace phase of Ponseti treatment. Methods We measured the dimensions of ossified structures on radiographs in patients with unilateral Ponseti-treated clubfeet to...

Sir, At first I would congratulate the authors for the article on Percutaneous Needle tenotomy for Tendo Achilis Release in Clubfoot published in Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports [1]. I was following this kid of 13 days old with bilateral CTEV with ponseti method when I went through the article and also followed through the Technique Video on the website. I followed the steps and it was my f...