Clubfoot Therapy

Reports summarize clubfoot therapy research from Ohio State University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, April 25th, 2008

A new study, 'Treatment of clubfoot with the Ponseti method: a comparison of casting materials,' is now available. According to recent research from the United States, "Popular initial treatment for congenital clubfoot includes the use of serial manipulations and casting as described by Ponseti et al. Plaster of Paris and semirigid fiberglass are 2 materials commonly used for casting."

"To our knowledge, no study to date has compared the clinical results of these 2 materials. The objective of this randomized prospective study was to compare the effectiveness of these materials in the initial management of clubfoot. All clubfeet presenting to the 2 senior authors'...

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Source: Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly (2008-04-25)

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