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Comparative study between standard and accelerated ponseti technique in treatment of congenital talipus equinus varus

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Hassan Ibrahim Mohammed Elsyed, Naguib Yousef Basha, Mohammed Mahmoud Hegazy, Mohammed Tag Eldin Elemary, Hossam Elsharkawy
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.1.430

Abstract

Since the Ponseti method classic protocol requires several castings with weekly adjustments, it is often inconvenient for patient groups living in areas which are far from referral medical centers. other authers hypothesized that faster cast change results in greater compliance from patients with equivalent results, we compared between both methods. Aim: to compare the end results of standard and accelerated ponseti techniques in treatment of congenital idiopathic talipus equinus varus. Methods: it was prospective randomized a blinded study, and the randomization was done using the envelope method, the final evalution. Total number of cases is 42 feet (25 cases), divided into 2 groups, Group A (21 feet) (Accelerated) and Group B (21) (Standard), with 30 male feet and 12 female feet ation by Pirani score was done by a blinded external researcher not involved in the study.

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