[A new orthopedic apparatus for the treatment of congenital equinovarus clubfoot. The active-passive articulated splint. Critical study propos of 72 cases treated in our department].
The authors present a new equipment for orthopaedic assesment of club-foot. This "dynamic splint" aims to produce a self-correction of the deformity by the infant at time of each movement of his lower limb. With regard to 72 such deformities, concerning 47 children, they record the results after an average follow-up of more than 2 years. Criterions of results, clinical and chiefly radiological, more objectives, are classified into 3 parts : correction of varus of the foot, correction of adduction of the hind-foot, correction of equinus.
D002648:Child; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013165:Splints
Un nouvel appareillage orthopédique de traitement du pied bot varus équin congénital. L'attelle articulée activo-passive. Etude critique à propos de 72 cas traités dans le service.