Review Article: The Current Literature on Clubfoot Deformity: | ||
| The Medical Journal of Cairo University | ||
| Volume 93, Issue 09, September 2025, Pages 1263-1271 PDF (67.76 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjcu.2025.464439 | ||
| Author | ||
| MOHAMED A. ELSOBKY, M.D.; MOHAMED HEGAZI, M.D.; AMR ARAFA, M.D. MOHAMED A. ABDELTAWAB, M.Sc. | ||
| The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Idiopathic Clubfoot (CF) deformity is a mus-culo-skeletal deformity affecting children with a high preva-lence. Regretfully, management of the CF deformity is compli-cated, especially in severe and neglected cases. Aim of Study: This narrative review aimed to explore the published articles concerning the CF deformity and its availa-ble therapeutic options. Material and Methods: A meticulous search of the updat-ed published articles using keywords related to CF deformity. The current search included the published articles since the late twenties. The extracted data were stratified in the same order as the used keywords. Results: Early management of CF deformity is advocated to get the best results. Conservative management is efficient but carries a high risk of relapse. The patient’s compliance with the brace is a major determinant of the treatment outcome and predisposition to relapse. Timely diagnosis of relapse is crucial, and its management is mandatory. Conclusion: Conservative management is appropriate and effective, especially for selected cases. Generally, recurrent deformity after conservative treatment accounts for a high in-cidence rate. Additionally, surgical interventions are the last resort for management of relapsed cases and as initial manage-ment for severe and neglected cases. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Clubfoot deformity; Ponseti Management; Soft-tissue release surgeries; Osteotomies | ||
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