Correction of relapsed or neglected clubfoot using a simple Ilizarov frame.
We present the results of using a simple Ilizarov fixator frame in treatment of 66 feet in 52 patients (mean age 8.5 years) of 58 relapsed and eight neglected clubfeet with grade III or IV severity with a mean follow-up of 40 (26-58) months. Our frame, in spite of being simple and easy for surgeons and patients to handle, achieved satisfactory correction comparable to the literature.
El Barbary
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Cairo University Paediatric Hospital, (Abou El Reesh Hospital), Al Monira, Cairo, Egypt.
Abdel Ghani
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Hegazy
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology