Our Experiences with the Early Operative Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Vol. 8 (1) , 26-30
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01241398-198801000-00007
Abstract
In operative clubfoot therapy, early operation plays an important role. Between 1975 and 1982, we operated on 55 children with 72 clubfeet: 56 posteroplantar releases in patients with an average age of 5.8 months, and 16 posteromedial releases in patients with an average age of 8.1 months. The average follow-up was 3.5 years. The results, based on an investigation scheme according to Henkel, were good and very good in 94%. Operative treatment is indicated after 3 to 4 months of intensive plaster treatment if there has been no further correction.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: