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Evaluation of Ponseti method in the treatment of club foot | ||
| Medical Journal of Tikrit | ||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 111, 2012, Pages 71-76 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Firas T. Ismaeel; Arkan B. Hassan; Younis A. Al-Radhwany | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Idiopathic clubfoot is the most common congenital deformity of the foot. Various nonoperative treatment regimens have been proposed. Ponseti method is the most recent nonoperative technique in club foot but the results of this method is widely variable in different studies. The aim of our study is to find out the success of Ponseti method in correction of club foot. Between February 2006 to July 2008. 42 patients with club foot were selected, with their age ranging from 1 week to 6 months, but eventually only 35 were included in the study because of poor patients or parents compliance of 7 cases. The study showed that Ponseti method was successful in 85.7% of the cases. The results were better if treatment started earlier. The experience factor plays a role in the success of treatment. The study recommends the use of Ponseti method in the treatment of club foot. | ||
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