title: Osteopathic manipulative treatment of congenital talipes equinovarus: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Treatment recommendations for congenital talipes equinovarus are focused on conservative treatments.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper is to present a case report of bilateral congenital talipes equinovarus treated with two short-leg serial casting in combination with osteopathic manipulative treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  A newborn, 12 days old, with severe bilateral congenital talipes equinovarus entered to the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Chieti, Italy. The pediatric orthopedic surgeon applied two single series of short-leg casts, at 12 and 20 days of age. The osteopath scheduled 4 indirect myofascial release techniques sessions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At day 33 the newborn achieved a complete correction of the congenital talipes equinovarus deformity and there was no need to apply a third series of casts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results from this single case study create an interesting and clear precedent for considering OMT in future clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate School of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, University G. d'Annunzio, Via dei Vestini, 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: ort.andreoli@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Elda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andreoli
authors.affiliation: AIOT Research Institute, Pescara, Italy; European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine (EBOM), Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Troiani
authors.affiliation: AIOT Research Institute, Pescara, Italy; European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine (EBOM), Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tucci
authors.affiliation: AIOT Research Institute, Pescara, Italy; European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine (EBOM), Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barlafante
authors.affiliation: AIOT Research Institute, Pescara, Italy; European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine (EBOM), Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cerritelli
authors.affiliation: AIOT Research Institute, Pescara, Italy; European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine (EBOM), Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pizzolorusso
authors.affiliation: AIOT Research Institute, Pescara, Italy; European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine (EBOM), Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Renzetti
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate School of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, University G. d'Annunzio, Via dei Vestini, 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vanni
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate School of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, University G. d'Annunzio, Via dei Vestini, 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pantalone
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate School of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, University G. d'Annunzio, Via dei Vestini, 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Salini
mesh_terms: D002370:Casts, Surgical; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D026301:Manipulation, Osteopathic / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Clubfoot; Complementary and alternative treatment; Congenital talipes equinovarus; Conservative treatment; Foot; Manipulation; Newborn; Osteopathic manipulative treatment