Tag Archives: pediatric clubfoot
Outcome studies continue to support Ponseti method
Clubfoot researchers have begun to report long-term data that continue to solidify the superiority of the conservative method over surgical intervention in most cases. But variations to the traditional Ponseti method are arising, particularly in developing countries, and may alter outcomes.
By Larry Hand
Posted in August, Pediatric Feature, 2014
Tagged clubfoot, pediatric clubfoot, Ponseti method
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Biomodel could help researchers optimize clubfoot brace design
Method includes complex rotations
A surrogate biomodel of a child’s lower extremities, in particular the ability to model movement along multiple axes of rotation, could help improve researchers’ biomechanical understanding of bracing for clubfoot.
By Emily Delzell
Posted in Pediatric Clinical News, 2012, October
Tagged clubfoot, pediatric clubfoot, clubfoot brace, Ponseti
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