advertising
-
1
Gupta A, Singh S, Patel P, et al: Evaluation of the utility of the Ponseti method of correction of clubfoot deformity in a developing nation. .Int Orthop 32::75. ,2006. .
-
2
Ponseti IV, Morecuende JA, Mosca V, et al: Clubfoot: Ponseti Management, 2nd Ed, ed by LT Staheli, Global-HELP, 2003. Available at: http://www.global-help.org. Accessed May 1. ,2009. .
-
3
Tindall AJ, Steinlechner CWB, Lavy CBD, et al: Results of manipulation of idiopathic clubfoot deformity in Malawi by orthopaedic clinical officers using the Ponseti method. .J Pediatr Orthop 25::627. ,2005. .
-
4
Management of clubfoot, Ponseti method. Available at: http://www.ponseti.info/pia/. Accessed May 1. ,2009. .
-
5
Pandey S, Pandey AK: The classification of clubfoot: a practical approach. .The Foot 13::61. ,2003. .
-
6
Dobbs MB, Rudzki JR, Purcell DB, et al: Factors predictive of outcome after use of the Ponseti method for the treatment of idiopathic clubfeet. .J Bone Joint Surg Am 86::22. ,2004. .
-
7
Morecuende JA, Dolan LA, Dietz FR, et al: Radical reduction in the rate of extensive corrective surgery for clubfoot using the Ponseti method. .Pediatrics 113::376. ,2004. .
-
8
Changulani M, Garg NK, Rajagopal TS, et al: Treatment of idiopathic clubfoot using the Ponseti method. Initial experience. .J Bone Joint Surg Br 88::1385. ,2006. .
-
9
Herzenberg JE, Radler C, Bor N: Ponseti versus traditional methods of casting for idiopathic clubfoot. .J Pediatr Orthop 22::517. ,2002. .
-
10
Cooper DM, Dietz FR: Treatment of idiopathic clubfoot. .J Bone Joint Surg Am 77::1477. ,1995. .
-
11
Dyer PJ, De Vaus DA: The role of the Pirani scoring system in the management of club foot by the Ponseti method. .J Bone Joint Surg Br 88::1082. ,2006. .
-
12
Pirani S, Zeznick L, Hodges D: Magnetic resonance imaging study of the congenital clubfoot treated with the Ponseti method. .J Pediatr Orthop 21::719. ,2001. .
-
13
Lehman WB, Mohaideen A, Madan S, et al: A method for the early evaluation of the Ponseti (Iowa) technique for the treatment of idiopathic clubfoot. .J Pediatr Orthop 12::133. ,2003. .
-
14
Janicki JA, Narayanan UG, Harvey BJ, et al: Comparison of surgeon and physiotherapist-directed Ponseti treatment of idiopathic clubfoot. .J Bone Joint Surg Am 91::1101. ,2009. .
-
15
Haft GF, Walker CG, Craxford AD: Early clubfoot recurrence after use of the Ponseti method in a New Zealand population. .J Bone Joint Surg Am 89::487. ,2007. .
-
16
Siapkara A, Duncan R: Congenital talipes equinovarus. A review of current management. .J Bone Joint Surg Br 89B::995. ,2007. .
-
17
Agarwal AK: Step by Step Management of Clubfoot by Ponseti Technique, Jaypee Brothers, New Delhi, India. ,2007. .
-
18
Ponseti IV: Common errors in the treatment of congenital clubfoot. .Int Orthop 21::137. ,1997. .
-
19
Ponseti IV, Zhivkov M, Davis N, et al: Treatment of the complex idiopathic clubfoot. .Clin Orthop Relat Research 451::171. ,2006. .
-
20
Evans AM: “Pirani Severity Scoring for the Clubfoot Program in Vietnam: A Reliability Study,” in 22nd Australasian Podiatry Conference Book of Abstracts, p 73. ,2007. .
-
21
Morecuende JA, Weinstein SL, Dietz FR, et al: Plaster cast treatment of clubfoot: the Ponseti method of manipulation and casting. .J Pediatr Orthop B 3::161. ,1994. .
-
22
Sud A, Tiwari A, Sharma D, et al: Ponseti’s vs. Kite’s method in the treatment of clubfoot: a prospective randomised study. .Int Orthop 32::409. ,2008. .
-
23
Morecuende JA, Abbasi D, Dolan LA, et al: Results of an accelerated Ponseti protocol for clubfoot. .J Pediatr Orthop 25::623. ,2005. .
-
24
Thacker MM, Scher DM, Sala DM, et al: Use of the foot abduction orthosis following Ponseti casts: is it essential?. J Pediatr Orthop 25::225. ,2005. .
-
25
Chen RC, Gordon JE, Luhmann SJ, et al: A new dynamic foot abduction orthosis for clubfoot treatment. .J Pediatr Orthop 27::522. ,2007. .
-
26
Lourenco AF, Morcuende JA: Correction of neglected idiopathic club foot by the Ponseti method. .J Bone Joint Surg Br 89B::378. ,2007. .
-
27
Laaveg SJ, Ponseti IV: Long term results of treatment of congenital club foot. .J Bone Joint Surg Am 62::23. ,1980. .
-
28
Ponseti IV, El-Khoury GY, Ippolito E, et al: A radiographic study of skeletal deformities in treated clubfeet. .Clin Orthop Relat Research 160::30. ,1981. .
-
29
Shack N, Eastwood DM: Early results of a physiotherapist-delivered Ponseti service for the management of idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus foot deformity. .J Bone Joint Surg Br 88::1085. ,2006. .
-
30
Goksan SB, Bursali A, Biligi F, et al: Ponseti technique for the correction of idiopathic clubfeet presenting up to 1 year of age. A preliminary study in children with untreated or complex deformities. .Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 126::15. ,2006. .
-
31
McElroy T, Konde-Lule J, Neema S, et al: Understanding the barriers to clubfoot treatment adherence in Uganda: a rapid ethnographic study. .Disabil Rehabil 29::845. ,2007. .
-
32
Lavy CBD, Mannion SJ, Mkandawire NC, et al: Club foot treatment in Malawi: a public health approach. .Disabil Rehabil 29::857. ,2007. .
A Review of the Ponseti Method and Development of an Infant Clubfoot Program in Vietnam
Search for other papers by Angela M. Evans in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Do Van Thanh in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Background: The Feet for Walking clubfoot project from Australia formally introduced the Ponseti technique in Vietnam in 2004 and is based at the Da Nang Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Centre in central Vietnam.
Methods: We provide an initial overview of the management of infant clubfoot deformity using the nonsurgical Ponseti method.
Results: Early indicators of the outcome of implementing this clubfoot project are largely positive but also require ongoing review. Further analyses of the use of the Ponseti method (or obstacles preventing the same) following training of personnel is underway.
Conclusions: Recent research has improved and refined the technique that must now be both appreciated and incorporated by clinicians. This technique is used across the world in both developed and developing countries and is universally regarded as the best management method for clubfoot deformities. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 99(4): 306–316, 2009)
advertising
