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Ponseti method for club foot most effective with above-knee cast compared to below-knee

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February 2014

Ponseti method for club foot most effective with above-knee cast compared to below-knee

Vol: 3| Issue: 2| Number:19| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Ponseti casting for club foot - above- or below-knee?: A prospective randomised clinical trial

Bone Joint J. 2013 Nov 1;95-B(11):1570-4

Contributing Authors:
SN Maripuri PD Gallacher J Bridgens JH Kuiper NT Kiely

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Synopsis

26 children (33 club feet) in the first 3 months of life with idiopathic club feet were included in this study to determine the risks and benefits of below-knee casting compared to standard above-knee casting for Ponseti's method. The outcomes included time to tenotomy or time to full correction when tenotomy was not required, risk of failure due to displacement of the cast or extended length of t...

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