Open AccessMid-term results of a physiotherapist-led Ponseti service for the management of non-idiopathic and idiopathic clubfoot
Author(s) -
M. P. Dunkley,
Yael Gelfer,
Debbie Jackson,
Evette Parnell,
Jennifer Armstong,
Cristina Rafter,
Deborah M. Eastwood
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of children's orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1863-2548
pISSN - 1863-2521
DOI - 10.1007/s11832-015-0658-8
Subject(s) - tenotomy , medicine , ponseti method , clubfoot , deformity , physical therapy , surgery , cohort , prospective cohort study , congenital talipes equinovarus , tendon
The Ponseti method is the preferred treatment for idiopathic clubfoot. Although popularised by orthopaedic surgeons it has expanded to physiotherapists and other health practitioners. This study reviews the results of a physiotherapist-led Ponseti service for idiopathic and non-idiopathic clubfeet and compares these results with those reported by other groups.