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Outcomes of the Ponseti Method for Untreated Clubfeet in Nepalese Patients Seen Between the Ages of One and Five Years and Followed for at Least 10 Years.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume 2018 December 6
BACKGROUND: To our knowledge, there are no reports of the Ponseti method initiated after walking age and with >10 years of follow-up. Our goal was to report the clinical findings and patient-reported outcomes for children with a previously untreated idiopathic clubfoot who were seen when they were between 1 and 5 years old, were treated with the Ponseti method, and had a minimum follow-up of 10 years.
METHODS: A retrospective review of medical records was supplemented by a follow-up evaluation of physical findings (alignment and range of motion) and patient-reported outcomes using the Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire for Children (OxAFQ-C). The initial treatment was graded as successful if a plantigrade foot was achieved without the need for an extensive soft-tissue release and/or osseous procedure.
RESULTS: We located 145 (91%) of 159 patients (220 clubfeet). The average age at treatment was 3 years (range, 1 to 5 years), and the average duration of follow-up was 11 years (range, 10 to 12 years). The initial scores according to the systems of Pirani et al. and Diméglio et al. averaged 5 and 17, respectively, and an average of 8 casts were required. Surgical treatment, most commonly a percutaneous Achilles tendon release (197 feet; 90%), was required in 96% of the feet. A plantigrade foot was achieved in 95% of the feet. Complete relapse was rare (3%), although residual deformities were common. Patient-reported outcomes were favorable.
CONCLUSIONS: A plantigrade foot was achieved in 95% of the feet initially and was maintained in most of the patients, although residual deformities were common. Patient-reported outcomes were satisfactory, and longer-term follow-up with age-appropriate outcome measures will be required to evaluate function in adulthood.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
METHODS: A retrospective review of medical records was supplemented by a follow-up evaluation of physical findings (alignment and range of motion) and patient-reported outcomes using the Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire for Children (OxAFQ-C). The initial treatment was graded as successful if a plantigrade foot was achieved without the need for an extensive soft-tissue release and/or osseous procedure.
RESULTS: We located 145 (91%) of 159 patients (220 clubfeet). The average age at treatment was 3 years (range, 1 to 5 years), and the average duration of follow-up was 11 years (range, 10 to 12 years). The initial scores according to the systems of Pirani et al. and Diméglio et al. averaged 5 and 17, respectively, and an average of 8 casts were required. Surgical treatment, most commonly a percutaneous Achilles tendon release (197 feet; 90%), was required in 96% of the feet. A plantigrade foot was achieved in 95% of the feet. Complete relapse was rare (3%), although residual deformities were common. Patient-reported outcomes were favorable.
CONCLUSIONS: A plantigrade foot was achieved in 95% of the feet initially and was maintained in most of the patients, although residual deformities were common. Patient-reported outcomes were satisfactory, and longer-term follow-up with age-appropriate outcome measures will be required to evaluate function in adulthood.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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