Pediatric update #14. Functional rating system for evaluating the results of clubfoot surgery.
The results obtained in a study of 32 patients with 45 idiopathic clubfoot deformities treated by complete soft-tissue release between 1985 and 1986 were investigated retrospectively. The evaluation was based on a specifically designed functional rating system. The results were graded as follows: 51% excellent, 25% good, 18% fair, and 6% poor.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000502:physiology; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012189:Retrospective Studies