Congenital idiopathic clubfoot: prevention of late deformity and disability by conservative treatment with the Ponseti technique.

Abstract

The Ponseti method has become the gold standard for the treatment of clubfoot. It is very safe, efficient, economical, and easy to teach, and it radically decreases the need for extensive corrective surgeries. Awareness of the excellent results provided by the Ponseti method is essential for counseling and providing treatment advice to the families of children born with this deformity.

• Authors: Jose A Morcuende
• Journal: Pediatric annals (Pediatr Ann) Vol. 35 Issue 2 Pg. 128-30, 132-6 (Feb 2006) ISSN: 0090-4481 [Print] United States
• PMID: 16493919 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Casts, Surgical
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Clubfoot (pathology, therapy)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Female
• Foot Deformities, Congenital
• Humans
• Infant
• Male
• Manipulation, Orthopedic
• Pediatrics
• Treatment Outcome