ReviewWorld journal of orthopedics2014
Worldwide spread of the Ponseti method for clubfoot.
Review in World journal of orthopedics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The role of clubfoot training programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.Tropical doctor · 2020Pooled it
- The etiology of idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus: a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2018Pooled it
- What factors impact on the implementation of clubfoot treatment services in low and middle-income countries?: a narrative synthesis of existing qualitative studies.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Pooled it
- Evaluation of the functional outcome measures of recurrent clubfeet after posteromedial or posterior release treated using the Ponseti method: a preliminary study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- The potential of machine learning in classifying relapse and non-relapse in children with clubfoot based on movement patterns.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Global Health Inequities in Orthopaedic Care: Perspectives Beyond the US.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
- Factors responsible for dropout in the Ponseti method of clubfoot treatment: A cross-sectional study.Qatar medical journal · 2024Review
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- Kinematic Gait Impairments in Children with Clubfeet Treated by the Ponseti Method: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Incidence of Clubfoot in the Czech Republic: A Nationwide Epidemiological Study from 2000 to 2014.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- What exactly is "foot abduction" during management of idiopathic clubfoot in clinical practice?International orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Current Clubfoot Practices: POSNA Membership Survey.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- How to Cope with the Ponseti Method for Clubfoot: The Families' Standpoint.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Eight-year Review of a Clubfoot Treatment Program in Pakistan With Assessment of Outcomes Using the Ponseti Technique: A Retrospective Study of 988 Patients (1,458 Clubfeet) Aged 0 to 5 Years at Enrollment.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2022Article
- Use of external fixators in developing countries: a short socioeconomic analysis.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2022Review
- The possible role of hypoxia in the affected tissue of relapsed clubfoot.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Ponseti treated idiopathic clubfoot - outcome predictive factors in the test of time: analysis of 500 feet followed for five to 20 years.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Clubfoot management in the Middle East: a survey-based review.Annals of translational medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
The Ponseti method has become the gold standard for the treatment of idiopathic clubfoot. Its safety and efficacy has been demonstrated extensively in the literature, leading to increased use around the world over the last two decades. This has been demonstrated by the increase in Ponseti related PubMed publications from many countries. We found evidence of Ponseti activity in 113 of 193 United Nations members. The contribution of many organizations which provide resources to healthcare practitioners in low and middle income countries, as well as Ponseti champions and modern communication technology, have helped to spread the Ponseti method around the world. Despite this, there are many countries where the Ponseti method is not being used, as well as many large countries in which the extent of activity is unknown. With its low rate of complication, low cost, and high effectiveness, this method has unlimited potential to treat clubfoot in both developed and undeveloped countries. Our listing of countries who have not yet shown presence of Ponseti activity will help non-governmental organizations to target those countries which still need the most help.
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