Clinical and radiographic evaluation of the Codivilla method of surgical correction of congenital club foot. Medium-term follow-up of 235 cases.
The authors review 30 patients with congenital club foot (CCF) who were treated surgically by a slightly modified Codivilla technique. Clinical morphologic, and functional follow-up was performed an average of 10 years later, and the findings were compared to the radiographic features. The final outcome was rated good in 41% of the cases, fair in 29%, and unsatisfactory in 30%. The authors found a close correlation between the grade of the initial deformity and the final outcome. Some sign of the deformity always remained, even when the functional outcome was excellent.
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Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica della II Facoltà dell'Università di Pavia.
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Valle
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Pedrotti
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome