Open AccessComparison of Ponseti and Kite’s method of treatment for idiopathic clubfoot
Author(s) -
Raju Rijal,
BP Shrestha,
Girish Kumar Singh,
Meena Singh,
Pravin Nepal,
GP Khanal,
Rai P
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.61941
Subject(s) - medicine , ponseti method , kite , clubfoot , surgery , deformity , mathematics , geometry
The manipulation and corrective cast application for club foot was known to be done by Kite's method. The Kite's method of manipulation (center of rotation of malaligned foot and fulcrum on cuboid) was modified by Ponseti (fulcrum on head of talus). Recently, Ponseti's method has gained popularity and vastly improved results are reported. We report randomized controlled trial where manipulation of club foot was done by Ponseti's and Kite's method and correction evaluated by Pirani score to compare the outcome of treatment.