Abstract Background Children with spastic cerebral palsy have motor deficits that can lead to joint contractures. Ankle equinus deformity is the most common foot among children CP. It caused by spasticity and muscular imbalance in gastrocnemius-soleus complex. Exercise enhances ankle function, improves gait CP, prevents permanent impairment. Therefore, there a need investigate effectiveness of ...

A new cosmetic weight-relieving brace which utilises stainless steel and light alloy in its structure is described. A clinical assessment of thirty-six patients (four bilateral cases) has shown the Salford Cosmetic brace to be suitable for over 80 per cent of patients attending for assessment. Five patients rejected the brace, and the reasons are discussed. Contra-indications which emerged duri...

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...

The Ponseti method of treating club foot has been shown to be effective in children up to two years of age. However, it is not known whether it is successful in older children. We retrospectively reviewed 17 children (24 feet) with congenital idiopathic club foot who presented after walking age and had undergone no previous treatment. All were treated by the method described by Ponseti, with mi...

We report the results of using a combination of fixator-assisted nailing with lengthening over an intramedullary nail in patients with tibial deformity and shortening. Between 1997 and 2007, 13 tibiae in nine patients with a mean age of 25.4 years (17 to 34) were treated with a unilateral external fixator for acute correction of deformity, followed by lengthening over an intramedullary nail wit...

Background: Clubfoot is the commonest musculoskeletal congenital deformity affecting foot. The idiopathic variety most common type and worldwide agreed treatment method Ponseti method. In bilateral cases, feet may have different anthropometric characteristics. These differences were evaluated in this study.Objective: To assess effect of parameters legs (Calf circumference, foot length, degrees ...