title: Ponseti treatment for idiopathic clubfoot deformity - Role of secondary care hospitals.
abstract: Ponsetti method has an excellent outcome in the management of club foot. The presented case series will spread awareness by showing the results of this technique used in secondary care centers, to share the burden of care from tertiary care hospitals. A descriptive case series was conducted at Shah Bhitai District Government Hospital, Hyderabad Sindh. Patients presenting with Idiopathic Clubfoot between birth and 12 months of age of either sex were included. The patients were followed for 5 months from the removal of their last cast. We were able to achieve correction in 80.6 % of the patients. Tendo Achilles tenotomy was performed in 90.3% of the patients. Ponseti method is a reliable and efficient way to manage club foot deformity. Spreading this message among primary and secondary health care systems will help to overcome this problem more effectively.
authors.affiliation: Shah Bhitai District Government Hospital, Hyderabad, Sindh.
authors.forename: Shahid Muhammad
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Shah Bhitai District Government Hospital, Hyderabad, Sindh.
authors.forename: Safdar Muhammad
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Khanzada
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000601:surgery*; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D063728:Secondary Care Centers; D058971:Tenotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Ponseti method, idiopathic club foot, Secondary care hospital.