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ReviewJournal of children's orthopaedics2022

Surgical management of pes planus in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review.

Poppy MacInnes, Thomas L Lewis, Cora Griffin, Michela Martinuzzi, Karen L Shepherd, Michail Kokkinakis

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Review in Journal of children's orthopaedics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Talonavicular Fusion in the Treatment of Planovalgus Foot in Ambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Poppy MacInnesGKT School of Medical Education, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-120X
Thomas L LewisEvelina Children's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
Cora GriffinGKT School of Medical Education, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2922-162X
Michela MartinuzziGKT School of Medical Education, King's College London, London, UK.
Karen L ShepherdEvelina Children's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
Michail KokkinakisEvelina Children's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
King's College London · GBSt Thomas' Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Pes planus (or flatfoot) is the most common deformity in children with cerebral palsy. There are several surgical interventions used to treat it: single calcaneal osteotomies, extra-articular arthrodesis, double calcaneal osteotomy, calcaneo-cuboid-cuneiform osteotomy, intra-articular arthrodesis, and arthroereisis. There is currently no evidence on optimal treatment for flatfoot in children with cerebral palsy. Our purpose is to systematically review studies reporting complications, recurrence rates, and radiological outcomes of the surgical management of flatfoot in children with cerebral palsy. Methods: Five databases were searched to identify studies published from inception until July 2021, with keywords relating to flatfoot, cerebral palsy, and surgical interventions. We included prospective, retrospective, and comparative study designs in the English language. Data was extracted and tabulated in duplicate into Excel, and analysis was conducted using Python SciPy. Results: In total, 1220 studies were identified of which 44 met the inclusion criteria, comprising 2234 feet in 1364 patients with a mean age of 10.3 years and mean follow-up of 55.9 months. Radiographic outcomes showed improvement with all procedures; complications and recurrence rates were too poorly reported to compare. Only 6 (14%) studies were assessed as a low risk of bias. There was substantial heterogeneity of outcome measures. Conclusion: There is a lack of high-quality, comparative studies assessing the radiological outcomes, complications, and recurrence rates of surgical alternatives to treat flatfoot in children with cerebral palsy. There is currently no clear evidence on optimal surgical treatment. Level of evidence: IIa based on Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine.

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cerebral palsyFlatfootorthopedicspediatricspes planovalguspes planussurgery

Identifiers

PMID36238147
PMCPMC9550996
OpenAlexW4294287298

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