We report the effect of introducing a dedicated Ponseti service on the five-year treatment
outcomes of children with idiopathic clubfoot. Between 2002 and 2004, 100 feet (66 …

The Ponseti method has been reported to have successful results in clubfoot patients less
than 6 months of age but the literature on its efficacy in older clubfoot patients still remains …

Background: Individuals with clubfoot, treated in infancy with either the Ponseti method or
comprehensive clubfoot release, often encounter pain as adults. Multiple studies have …

Current methods of treating congenital clubfeet provide high rates of functional outcomes.
Despite the clinical outcomes, radiographic assessment suggests residual equinus …

Serial casting is successful in avoiding extensive posteromedial release (PMR) in only 11%
to 58% of patients with idiopathic congenital clubfoot. Extensive open surgery is commonly …

One hundred and thirty-seven idiopathic clubfeet were treated by the Ponseti technique and
followed for at least 2 years. Nine feet (7%) were not corrected with initial casting and …

Because nonsurgical management was thought not to yield adequate correction and a
durable result, most children with idiopathic clubfoot have undergone surgery with extensive …

Objective: The Mitchell-Ponseti (MP) foot abduction orthosis was introduced to provide a
more user-friendly alternative to the traditional Denis-Browne (DB) brace in the treatment of …

Ponseti's and Kite's methods of conservative management in idiopathic congenital clubfoot
were compared in a prospective randomised study consisting of 45 infants (67 feet) younger …

Objectives In literature, there is very little data of prospective randomized trials comparing
Ponseti and Kite methods for clubfoot treatment. The goal of this study was to compare the …