Treatment of the neglected and relapsed clubfoot.
Treatment of the neglected and the relapsed clubfoot is one of the most controversial topics in pediatric foot care. This article reviews the breadth of treatment options for practicing podiatrists or orthopedists with a specialty in complex clubfoot treatment. Discussion includes the appropriate circumstances for the use of the different procedures presented and the author's preferred treatment algorithm, based on 15 years of treating neglected, relapsed, and nonidiopathic clubfeet.
Shriners Hospital for Children, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 3551 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: HvanBosse@Shrinenet.org.
Harold Jacob Pieter
HJ
van Bosse
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012008:Recurrence; D016312:Treatment Refusal
Clubfoot; Foot osteotomies; Ilizarov; Neglected; Ponseti; Relapse