[Long term results of the treatment of clubfoot with postero-medial fibular graft].
The authors present long term results of treatment of congenital clubfoot by postero-medial release. Our material consisted of 82 patients, with 103 clubfeet, 5 months to 9 years old (mean age 22 months) at the time of surgery. The age at the time of the final follow-up ranged from 6.3 to 27 years. Final results were evaluated according to the Magone classification. Basing on this classification we achieved very good results in 9 feet, good results in 20, sufficient results in 28 and poor results in 46 feet. In the analyzed group most of the results were either sufficient or poor--71.84% of the cases. These feet required further surgical procedures. The authors stress that incorrect classification for this type of surgery and inadequate surgical technique caused a high percentage of poor and sufficient results.
Katedra i Klinika Ortopedii, Akademia Medyczna w Łodzi.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome