Abstract
Clubfoot is a congenital abnormality of the lower extremities, and it may be unilateralor bilateral. Left untreated, it may lead to issues with walking. Additionally, inappropriate treatment or the lack of treatment can result in functional damage. The goal of clubfoot treatment is to correct the deformities of the involved components. The Ponseti method has been regarded as the gold standard for the treatment of clubfoot as it is safe and effective. In this review, we aimed to assess thesuccess of the Ponseti method in the treatment of clubfootby reviewing the previous studieson this subject. We searched electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar, for relevant articlesspanning the period from2018 to2023. The keywords used in the search were"Ponseti method, Treatment, Outcomes, Success, Relapse, Failure, and Rates."Theinclusion criteria were original articles in Englishonclubfoot patients treated with the Ponseti method. While our search yielded a total of 1,037articles, only ninewere deemed eligible for analysis based on the inclusion criteria. The articles involved a total of 537 feet of 358 patients and the age of the patients ranged from one day to five years.Thesuccess rate ranged between 55% and 100%, and the relapse rate ranged between 3.2% and 34.2%. Based on our findings, the Ponseti methodhas a high success rate in the treatment of idiopathic clubfoot, and hence it isan excellent conservative methodof treatment. However, there are additional factors that may affect the treatment outcomes, which need to be taken into account.
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