Abstract
Backgrоund. Congenital clubfoot or congenital equino-cava-varus deformity of the feet is one of the most common pathologies of the musculoskeletal system in children. Numerous articles in global literature have been published about changes in clubfoot severity during treatment; however, there are very few reports on how the severity of foot deformities with congenital clubfoot changes during the first week of life in the absence of deformity correction.
 Aim. To analyze changes in the severity of congenital clubfoot in the first week of life without any treatment.
 Materials and methods. The study group included 28 newborns with idiopathic congenital clubfoot (a total of 40 feet). The severity of clubfoot was evaluated on days one and seven after birth using the Dimeglio and Pirani scores.
 Results. During the initial examination of the newborns on the first day of life, the clubfoot severity recorded on the Pirani score was between 2 to 3 points and between 9 to 15 points on the Dimeglio score. Thus, in the first seven days of life in all patients who did not receive treatment, there was a significant increase in the severity of the equino-cava-varus deformity of the feet (p 0.05). The results of this study confirm that the severity of congenital clubfoot increases in the first week of life. This necessitates the beginning of the correction of severe idiopathic clubfoot in the first days after birth.
 Conclusions. The severity of congenital clubfoot during the first week of life significantly increased in all feet studied (p 0.05: 2 higher than in the table). If left untreated in the first week after birth, the equinus deformity progresses followed by varus deformity, anterior forefoot reduction, and, to a lesser extent, rotation.
Highlights
Numerous articles in global literature have been published about changes in clubfoot severity during treatment; there are very few reports on how the severity of foot deformities with congenital clubfoot changes during the first week of life in the absence of deformity correction
The severity of clubfoot was evaluated on days one and seven after birth using the Dimeglio and Pirani scores
During the initial examination of the newborns on the first day of life, the clubfoot severity recorded on the Pirani score was between 2 to 3 points and between 9 to 15 points on the Dimeglio score
Summary
Изменение степени тяжести врожденной косолапости за первую неделю жизни // Ортопедия, травматология и восстановительная хирургия детского возраста. Цель — проанализировать изменение степени тяжести врожденной косолапости за первую неделю жизни при отсутствии лечения. При первичном осмотре новорожденного в первые сутки жизни у всех детей тяжесть косолапости по шкале Пирани составляла от 2 до 3 баллов, а по шкале Димеглио — от 9 до 15 баллов. Результаты нашего исследования показывают, что степень тяжести врожденной косолапости увеличивается в течение первой недели жизни. Тяжесть врожденной косолапости за первую неделю жизни достоверно увеличилась во всех исследованных стопах (р < 0,05; χ2 выше табличного). Change in the severity of congenital clubfoot in the first week of life. Aim. To analyze changes in the severity of congenital clubfoot in the first week of life without any treatment.
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