Treatment of syndrome-associated congenital talipes equinovarus using the Ponseti method: 4-12 years of follow-up.
to evaluate the effectiveness of the Ponseti method in treating syndrome-associated (nonidiopathic) congenital talipes equinovarus. This was a retrospective consecutive review over a 12-year period in a tertiary centre of all patients with syndrome-associated talipes equinovarus treated with the Ponseti method. The primary outcome measure at the final follow-up was the functional correction of the deformity. There were 16 (28 feet) children, with an average follow-up of 7 years (range: 4-12). The average age at presentation was 6.1 (range: 2-17) weeks. Deformities were severe, with an average Pirani score of 5.0 (range: 3.0-6.0). Initial correction was achieved in all children, with an average of 6 (range: 4-9) Ponseti casts and a tendo-Achilles tenotomy performed in 21/28 (75%) feet. Satisfactory outcome at the final follow-up was achieved in 23/28 (82%) feet. The Ponseti method is an effective first-line treatment for syndrome-associated talipes equinovarus to achieve functional painless feet; children will often require more casts and have a higher risk of relapse.
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Alder Hey's Hospital, Eaton Road, Liverpool, UK.
Hosam E
HE
Matar
Daoud
D
Makki
Neeraj K
NK
Garg
D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors