Is the same brace fit for all? The length of abduction bar in Steenbeek foot abduction brace for Indian children-A pilot study.

Purpose: We measured the foot size and shoulder width in North Indian children with idiopathic clubfoot and calculated the corresponding metal rod length for abduction brace. The differences in the foot length in unaffected, unilateral and bilateral clubfeet were also measured.

Patient And Methods: Two sets of measurements were taken on each child: feet size and shoulder width.

Are bilateral idiopathic clubfeet more severe than unilateral feet? A severity and treatment analysis.

Introduction: Evidences suggest that different subgroups of idiopathic clubfoot exist with differences in severity and treatment outcomes. This study compares the severity and treatment outcomes of unilateral and bilateral clubfoot.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively studied 161 patients (bilateral 66, unilateral 95) with primary idiopathic clubfeet to evaluate the differences in severity and treatment.

Extended Ponseti method for failed tenotomy in idiopathic clubfeet: a pilot study.

We evaluated the outcome of a new protocol of an extended Ponseti method in the management of idiopathic club foot with residual equinus following failed Achilles tenotomy. We also compared the failed with a successful tenotomy group to analyze the parameters for failure. The Ponseti technique-treated idiopathic club foot patients with failed percutaneous Achilles tenotomy (failure to achieve <15° dorsiflexion) were treated by continued stretching casts, with a weekly change for a further 3 weeks.

Ankle valgus following non-vascularized fibular grafts in children-an outcome evaluation minimum two years after fibular harvest.

Background: The literature on ankle valgus development after procuring non-vascularised fibular grafts in children is still scanty. The non-vascularised fibular graft has distinction of fibular regeneration occurring at the donor site.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively analysed the valgus deformities at the donor leg following harvest of non-vascularised fibular graft to determine the various contributing factors in growing children.