Open AccessResults of Clubfoot Management Using the Ponseti Method: Do the Details Matter? A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Dahang Zhao,
Hai Li,
Li Zhao,
Jianlin Liu,
Zhihua Wu,
Fangchun Jin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-014-3463-7
Subject(s) - ponseti method , medicine , clubfoot , tenotomy , cochrane library , physical therapy , medline , protocol (science) , brace , data extraction , surgery , deformity , alternative medicine , randomized controlled trial , tendon , pathology , mechanical engineering , political science , law , engineering
Although the Ponseti method is accepted as the best choice for treatment of clubfoot, the treatment protocol is labor intensive and requires strict attention to details. Deviations in strict use of this method are likely responsible for the variations among centers in reported success rates.