Clubfoot is one of the most common congenital orthopaedic anomalies and was described
by Hippocrates in the year 400 BC. From manipulation in antiquity to splint and plaster in the …

Congenital clubfoot is a complex pediatric foot deformity, occurring in approximately 1 in
1000 live births and resulting in significant disability, deformity, and pain if left untreated. The …

Objectives We retrospectively investigated the clinical materials to seek the factors that lead
to relapse after using the Ponseti method. Methods We retrospectively reviewed all children …

Abstract Purpose The Dimeglio and the Pirani scores are largely used to rate clubfoot at
presentation and monitor correction. To date, the accuracy of these scores in predicting …

Background: It is challenging that some Ponseti method corrected clubfeet have a tendency
to relapse. Controversies remain as to the implication of initial severity, representing the …

Background and purpose—After initial clubfoot correction through Ponseti treatment,
recurrence rates range from 26% to 48%. Even though various factors have been associated …

Abstract The Pirani and Dimeglio scoring systems both have excellent inter-observer and
intra-observer reliability, but no research has been conducted to determine their inter …

Purpose: The Pirani score is widely used in the treatment of idiopathic clubfoot. Some
authors recommended to base decision for Achilles tenotomy in Ponseti method on this …

Background Congenital clubfoot is one of the common congenital orthopaedic deformities.
Pirani and Dimeglio scoring systems are two classification systems for measuring the …

Background: Pirani scoring system is one of the classification systems and is simple, easy to
use in the management of clubfoot; however, there is paucity of studies using Pirani system …