Approaches to the surgical treatment of congenital clubfoot in children

The Results of Posteromedial Release (Turco Method) for the Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot in Children between 6 Months to Five Years Old

In this prospective study 37 children (65 feet) between 6 months and 5 years old have been chosen. In 75% of cases the disease was bilateral, 23 patients were male and 14 female. There was not family history of congenital clubfoot in any case. The mean age of surgery was 20.3 months (6-56 months). All patients underwent PMR (Turco method) with two consequent corrective casts under general anest...

Idiopathic congenital clubfoot: Initial treatment.

Clubfoot (talipes equinovarus) is a three-dimensional deformity of unknown etiology. Treatment aims at correction to obtain a functional, plantigrade pain-free foot. The "French" functional method involves specialized physiotherapists. Daily manipulation is associated to immobilization by adhesive bandages and pads. There are basically three approaches: the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, the Robert-Deb...

modern surgical techniques in treatment of patients with cleft lip & cleft palate

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Follow-up of children with congenital clubfoot

Surgical treatment for myelodysplastic clubfoot☆☆☆

OBJECTIVE To analyze the results from surgical treatment of 69 cases of clubfoot in 43 patients with myelodysplasia according to clinical and radiographic criteria, at our institution between 1984 and 2004. METHODS This was a retrospective study involving analysis of medical files, radiographs and consultations relating to patients who underwent surgical correction of clubfoot. The surgical t...