Modified conservative treatment of club foot.
In 120 cases of severe, neglected or recurrent club foot, a modified conservative method of treatment has yielded encouraging results. The method consists of blind calcaneal fasciotomy, repositioning of the foot in a corrected position and plaster cast application from the upper thigh to the toes. Nineteen recurrences in this series were treated by Dwyer's calcaneal osteotomy, or medial soft tissue release and/or tendon transposition.
D002111:Calcaneus / Q000601:surgery; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic; D010027:Osteotomy; D012008:Recurrence; D013709:Tendon Transfer