The Ponseti technique for treating @entity5149 has been popularized for idiopathic @entity5149 and more recently several syndromic causes of @entity5149 . We asked whether it could be used to treat recurrent @entity5149 following failed posteromedial release. We retrospectively reviewed 58 @entity1 (83 clubfeet) treated by the Ponseti technique for recurrent @entity85 after posteromedial release in three centers. The minimum followup was 24 months (average, 45 months; range, 24-80 months). We determined initial and final Pirani scores and range of motion of the ankle and subtalar joint. Plantigrade and fully corrected feet were obtained in 71 feet (86%); 11 feet obtained partial correction; one @entity1 failed treatment and underwent another posteromedial release. Recurrences occurred in nine @entity1 (12 feet or 14%). Initial Pirani scores improved in all but one @entity1 ; severity of @entity85 was also inferred by number of casts used for treatment. The age at treatment and numbers of casts did not influence the scores of Pirani et al. The scores were similar among the three orthopaedic surgeons. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, therapeutic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Is it possible to treat recurrent XXXX with the Ponseti technique after posteromedial release?: a preliminary study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity85 :: ('MESH:D009140', 'Disease') :: ['deformity'] @entity5149 :: ('MESH:D003025', 'Disease') :: ['clubfoot']
@entity5149 :: (MESH:D003025,Disease) :: ['clubfoot']
