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Good results with the Ponseti method
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In 2002-2003, several hospitals in Norway introduced the Ponseti method for treating clubfoot. The present multicenter study was conducted to evaluate the initial results of this method, and to compare them to the good results reported in the literature. PATIENTS AND METHODS 116 children with 162 congenital idiopathic clubfeet who were born between 2004 and 2006 were tr...
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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...
متن کاملGood results after Ponseti treatment for neglected congenital clubfoot in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Neglected clubfoot deformity is a major cause of disability in low-income countries. Most children with clubfoot have little access to treatment in these countries, and they are often inadequately treated. We evaluated the effectiveness of Ponseti's technique in neglected clubfoot in children in a rural setting in Ethiopia. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study was c...
متن کاملThe Ponseti Method to Treat Club Foot
Ignacio Vives Ponseti developed a noninvasive method for treating congenital club foot in the US during the late 1940s. Congenital club foot is a deformity that affects the tissues in the lower leg and foot such that the foot abnormally turns inwards and upwards. Ponseti developed the method after noting that an affected infant's tissues are malleable and could respond to gentle correction inst...
متن کاملEarly results of the Ponseti method for the treatment of clubfoot in distal arthrogryposis.
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...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orthopaedica
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1745-3674,1745-3682
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2012.693015