Open AccessAn Assessment of the Results of Controlled Fractional Distraction by Joshi's External Stabilization System in Club Foot
Author(s) -
Ashwani Sadana,
Chandra Prakash Pal,
Karuna Shankar Dinkar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle surgery (asia pacific)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-7705
pISSN - 2348-280X
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10040-1021
Subject(s) - medicine , forefoot , deformity , foot (prosody) , ankle , foot deformity , clubfoot , surgery , radiological weapon , orthodontics , complication , linguistics , philosophy
Club foot is amongst the most common of congenital deformities. Its incidence is 1 to 2 per 1000 live births. At birth, the diagnosis can be made by observing the foot for forefoot adduction, hindfoot inversion and equinus deformity. The study was conducted to evaluate the role of controlled fractional distraction in the management of neglected club feet by Joshi's external stabilization system (JESS). Total of 18 cases (22 feet) were studied, which were corrected by JESS. All cases were evaluated clinically, radiologically, podographically, and Pirani scoring system, both, before and after the correction. Severity of the deformities and clinical correction was assessed by Pirani score. All patients achieved good clinical results as per Pirani score, radiological evaluation showed that all subjects achieved the normal range of values. How to cite this article Sadana A, Pal CP, Dinkar KS. An Assessment of the Results of Controlled Fractional Distraction by Joshi's External Stabilization System in Club Foot. J Foot Ankle Surg (Asia-Pacific) 2015;2(1):13-16.