[Surgical treatment of persistent congenital clubfoot in the young child].
From 1979-1985 seventeen children with twenty-six club-feet were treated. Thirty-four operations have been carried out, divided in three surgical procedures. The heel cord was lengthened in eight feet, a posterior release was done in thirteen feet and a posteromedial release according to Turco was done thirteen times as well. Lengthening of the heel cord seemed to be an insufficient procedure, because six out of eight feet showed a recurrent deformity. The posterior release has given in half of the cases a good result. After posteromedial release we saw in 70% a good or excellent result, when this procedure has been performed between the age of six to twelve months.
de Waal Malefijt
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Afd. Orthopedie, Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis, Utrecht.
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Keessen
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D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000601:surgery; D000367:Age Factors; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008722:Methods; D012008:Recurrence
Operatieve behandeling van de recalcitrante congenitale klompvoet bij het jonge kind.