ROLE OF ULTRASOUND AS PROGNOSTIC INDICATOR DURING PRONSETI CORRECTION

Objective: Clubfoot ultrasonography is an objective means of determining severity. The purpose this study to evaluate the reliability measuring clubfoot severity by sonographic evaluation talonavicular angle (TNA) and assessing change on simulated Ponseti manipulation. Methods: Twenty-six infants with unilateral idiopathic were evaluated prospectively using clinical scoring Pirani measurements TNA at start treatment, after midfoot correction, complete correction was achieved. its during manipulation recorded. Results: In static posture, mean (66.46°) differed substantially from that contralateral normal foot (101.3°). shift in 22.54° (5-50°), it correlated negatively ratings total number casts required for final (p<0.05). Linear regression research demonstrated strongest predictor treatment outcome CTEV (with a prediction 60% compared 25% scores). Conclusion: babies can be better accessed via examination following This form assessment less expensive, more reproducible settings, predict outcomes.