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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic case reports

Use of a Ponseti-hex Assisted Triple Arthrodesis: A Case Study of Bilateral Neglected Adult Clubfoot.

Ziyaad Mayet, Annette-Christi Barnard, Franz Birkholtz

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic case reports. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Ilizarov external fixation technique combined with limited osteotomy for post-traumatic equinovarus deformity].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ziyaad MayetDepartment of Orthopaedics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Annette-Christi BarnardDepartment of Orthopaedics, Walk-A-Mile Centre for Advanced Orthopaedics, Centurion 0046, Pretoria, South Africa.
Franz BirkholtzDepartment of Orthopaedics, Walk-A-Mile Centre for Advanced Orthopaedics, Centurion 0046, Pretoria, South Africa.
University of the Witwatersrand · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionManagement of neglected clubfoot presents a challenging problem. Treatments traditionally involve extensive posteromedial soft tissue releases, bony procedures, and the Ilizarov technique of differential distraction. CASE REPORT: We present a case of bilateral neglected clubfoot in a 34-year-old female. Management involved the novel combination of the gradual distraction of prepared triple arthrodesis surfaces and the Ponseti regimen which was achieved using the three-dimensional corrective power of hexapod-type circular fixators. Both feet were corrected to achieve plantigrade painless feet.

conclusionCombining the Ponseti regimen with a hexapod fixator has presented an excellent management strategy for neglected clubfeet in an adult. We further propose the use of a generic name, the Ponseti-hex technique, to cover for the use of all makes of hexapod external fixators.

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Adult neglected clubfootHexapod circular fixatorsPonseti-hex techniquePonseti regimen

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PMID31245328
PMCPMC6588141
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