Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

THE PONSETI METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF CLUBFOOT

Dr. Amit Raj, Dr. Pratyush Kumar, Dr. Debkanya Saha, Dr. Santosh Kumar

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Aim: The aim of the study was to observe the Ponseti method for the treatment of clubfoot. Material and methods: 40 cases with 68 clubfoot were assessed at their presentation and divided into 3 groups depending on their initial Pirani score, and treated by Ponseti method June 2017 to December 2019. Tenotomy was performed in 55 cases of clubfoot. Result: In the present study, about 79% had good and about 9% had fair result, and 12 % had poor result. Group 1 and 2 had 100% good to fair result whereas Group 3 had about 88% good to fair result and poor result was about 12 %. The initial mean Pirani score of groups were 2.5, 3.81, and 5.46 respectively. Conclusion: The clubfoot can be manged effectively using the Ponseti method which is a simple, non–invasive, and also avoids the needs of extensive surgical procedures and gives functional and plantigrade foot

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THE PONSETI METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF CLUBFOOT, Dr. Amit Raj, Dr. Pratyush Kumar, Dr. Debkanya Saha, Dr. Santosh Kumar INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-6 | June-2020

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