ArticleJournal of children's orthopaedics2018
Treatment of non-idiopathic clubfeet with the Ponseti method: a systematic review.
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- Management of idiopathic clubfoot: an umbrella review and CPAM-LRC consensus: Limb Reconstruction Committee of Orthopedics Branch of China International Exchange and Promotion Association for Medical and Health Care (CPAM-LRC).Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Ponseti Method of Treatment for Idiopathic and Nonidiopathic Clubfoot: A 4 year follow-up study.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Treatment of Non-idiopathic, Neglected, and Recurrent Clubfoot After Surgery Using the Ponseti Method.Cureus · 2026Article
- Clinical and Functional Outcome of Tibialis Anterior Tendon Transfer for Recurrent Clubfoot in a Limited Resource Country: A Three-year Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2025Article
- Functional Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Surgical Correction of Late-Presenting Severely Deformed Foot in a Patient with Myelomeningocele.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2025Article
- Comparing patient-reported outcomes of the Oxford Ankle and Foot Questionnaire in children with clubfoot from two different geographic and cultural environments: a cohort study in India and Canada.International orthopaedics · 2024Article
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- Effectiveness of Ponseti technique in management of arthrogrypotic clubfeet - a prospective study.International journal of burns and trauma · 2023Article
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- Initiating Ponseti management in preterm infants with clubfoot at term age.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Distal Tibial Epiphyseal Separation during Ponseti Casting in a Non-idiopathic Clubfoot- ACase Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2022Article
- The Ponseti method of treatment for neuromuscular and syndromic (non-idiopathic) clubfeet: evaluation of a programme-based approach at a mean follow-up of 5.8 years.International orthopaedics · 2021Review
- Ponseti Casting vs. Soft Tissue Release for the Initial Treatment of Non-idiopathic Clubfoot.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
- Clinical outcomes of iatrogenic complex clubfoot treated with modified Ponseti method.International orthopaedics · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeAlthough non-idiopathic clubfeet were long thought to be resistant to non-surgical treatment methods, more studies documenting results on treatment of these feet with the Ponseti method are being published. The goal of this systematic review is to summarize current evidence on treatment of non-idiopathic clubfeet using the Ponseti method.
methodsPubMed and Limo were searched, reference lists of eligible studies were screened and studies that met the inclusion criteria were included. Data on average number of casts, Achilles tendon tenotomy (ATT), initial correction, recurrence, successful treatment at final follow-up and complications were pooled. The Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies was used to assess the methodological quality of the selected studies.
resultsIn all, 11 studies were included, yielding a total of 374 non-idiopathic and 801 idiopathic clubfeet. Non-idiopathic clubfeet required more casts (7.2
conclusionThe Ponseti method is a valuable and non-invasive option in the primary treatment of non-idiopathic clubfeet in young children. Studies with longer follow-up are necessary to evaluate its long-term effect. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III - systematic review of Level-III studies.This work meets the requirements of the PRISMA guidelines (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and -Meta-Analyses).
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