Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the idiopathic congenital clubfoot deformity treated by Ponseti method to determine the different factors such as radiological investigations that may have relations with the risk of failure and recurrence in mid-term follow-up of the patients. Methods: Since 2006 to 2011, 226 feet from 149 patients with idiopathic congenital clubfoot were treat...

BACKGROUND Clubfoot is one of the most common congenital deformities affecting mobility. It leads to pain and disability if untreated. The Ponseti method is widely used for the correction of clubfoot. There is variation in how the result of clubfoot management is measured and reported. This review aims to determine and evaluate how success with the Ponseti method is reported in sub-Saharan Afri...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was two-fold: (1) to determine if radiographic measures can be reliably made in infants being treated with the Ponseti method and (2) to document radiographic changes before and after Achilles tenotomy. METHODS A retrospective radiographic and chart review was performed on children with clubfoot treated by the Ponseti method at a single institution over a 10-year...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the idiopathic congenital clubfoot deformity treated by Ponseti method to determine the different factors such as radiological investigations that may have relations with the risk of failure and recurrence in mid-term follow-up of the patients. METHODS Since 2006 to 2011, 226 feet from 149 patients with idiopathic congenital clubfoot were treat...

Figure 1: Cast testing device set-up Table 1: Mean rate of change of angular displacement per interval. Figure 2: Mean angular displacement of three cast materials under the low torque. Towards Better Control of Clubfoot Correction +Cohen, T L; Smith, P; Altiok, H; Harris, G F +OREC, Milwaukee, WI, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, Shriners Hospital for ...

BACKGROUND Clubfoot occurs in approximately one in 1000 live births and is one of the most common congenital birth defects. Although there have been several reports of successful treatment of idiopathic clubfoot with the Ponseti method, the use of this method for the treatment of other forms of clubfoot has not been reported. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the early results of...

BACKGROUND The Ponseti method of congenital idiopathic clubfoot correction has traditionally specified plaster of Paris (POP) as the cast material of choice; however, there are negative aspects to using POP. We sought to determine the influence of cast material (POP v. semirigid fibreglass [SRF]) on clubfoot correction using the Ponseti method. METHODS Patients were randomized to POP or SRF b...

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the idiopathic congenital clubfoot deformity treated by Ponseti method to determine the different factors such as radiological investigations that may have relations with the risk of failure and recurrence in mid-term follow-up of the patients. Methods: Since 2006 to 2011, 226 feet from 149 patients with idiopathic congenital clubfoot were trea...

Club foot – or, more correctly, congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) 1 – describes a specific foot deformity of midfoot cavus, forefoot adduction, hindfoot varus and equinus. The World Health Organisation has estimated that 100’000 children are born with CTEV, with 80% occurring in the developing world. 2 Ignacio Ponseti died on October 18 2009 aged 95. He was a pioneer in paediatric ort...