BACKGROUND The nonoperative technique for the treatment of idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) described by Ponseti is a popular method, but it requires two to four years of orthotic management. The purpose of this study was to examine the patient characteristics and demographic factors related to the family that are predictive of recurrent foot deformities in patients treated ...

Subluxation of the hip presenting for the first time in a child over the age of four years is rare. We report ten cases treated over nearly 11 years by the senior author (JAF). We describe the surgical procedures and the results, at maturity, of nine of the ten patients. At a mean follow-up of nearly nine years, the clinical outcome was good in all ten children by the criteria of Ponseti. Radio...

Background: Congenital talipes equinovarus varus (CTEV) is one of the most common congenital anomalies foot and ankle affecting 1/1000 live birth approximately. With a male dominance pattern, this deformity bilateral in 50% cases. It has four basic components: cavus, adduction, equinus. Severity clubfoot accessed using Pirani score (0 to 6). Insights into pathoanatomy complex 3 dimensional help...

Sir, At first I would congratulate the authors for the article on Percutaneous Needle tenotomy for Tendo Achilis Release in Clubfoot published in Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports [1]. I was following this kid of 13 days old with bilateral CTEV with ponseti method when I went through the article and also followed through the Technique Video on the website. I followed the steps and it was my f...

Achilles tenotomy is a recognised step in the Ponseti technique for the correction of idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus in most percutaneous cases. Its use has been limited in part by concern that the subsequent natural history of the tendon is unknown. In a study of 11 tendons in eight infants, eight tendons were shown to be clinically intact and ten had ultrasonographic evidence of co...

The Ponseti method is the standard of care for managing idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) in outpatient setting, but there are no clinical guidelines inpatient treatment. Children neonatal intensive unit (NICU) with clubfoot often delay treatment initiation due to medical reasons. We systematically reviewed literature related NICU, non-idiopathic clubfoot, and older infants, ...