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Comparison of posteromedial and subtalar release in surgical treatment of resistant clubfoot

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Tschopp, Olivier Rombouts, Jean-Jacques [UCL] Rossillon, Renaud [UCL]

This preliminary study evaluated two surgical techniques for the treatment of resistant clubfoot: the posteromedical and the subtalar release. Two groups of matched patients with idiopathic clubfoot who underwent surgery between 1983 and 1995 were compared. In group 1 (12 patients, 18 feet), posteromedial release was performed. In this group, the results were satisfactory with a tendency to hypocorrection: 4 (22%) feet needed a secondary procedure (average follow-up: 97.8 months). Group 2 (12 patients, 17 feet) underwent complete subtalar release. The results were clinically better for group 2 (average follow-up: 38.8 monts). Only 1 (5.9%) patient needed a secondary procedure. These results suggest complete subtalar release yields better postoperative correction than posteromedial release.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2002
Language Anglais
Journal information "Orthopedics" - Vol. 25, no. 5, p. 527-529 (2002)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Slack, Inc. ((United States) Thorofare, NJ)
issn 0147-7447
e-issn 1938-2367
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - MD/CHIR - Département de chirurgie
UCL - (SLuc) Service d'orthopédie et de traumatologie de l'appareil locomoteur
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Bibliographic reference Tschopp, Olivier ; Rombouts, Jean-Jacques ; Rossillon, Renaud. Comparison of posteromedial and subtalar release in surgical treatment of resistant clubfoot. In: Orthopedics, Vol. 25, no. 5, p. 527-529 (2002)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/164505