Management of idiopathic clubfoot by Ponseti’s method: a comparative clinical study on toddlers with radiological correlation

Clubfoot is defined as fixation of the foot in adduction, supination and varus. It is a deformity where the foot points downward with the toes and sole twisted inwards. Three bones the calcaneus, navicular, cuboid are medially rotated in relation to the talus. Idiopathic clubfoot is the commonest congenital deformity of foot. 1 The incidence is about 1:1000 live births with a sex ratio of 2:1showing preponderance among males. The condition is bilateral in about 50% of cases. 24.4% of affected individuals have a family history of idiopathic clubfoot. 2