Comparative analysis of correction of idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus by conventional and accelerated Ponseti method with minimum 12 months follow up in a tertiary care hospital in North India

Authors

  • Pankaj Vir Singh Department of Orthopaedics, GMC, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Abdul Ghani Department of Orthopaedics, GMC, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Tejpal Singh Department of Orthopaedics, GMC, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Anzar Tariq Malik Department of Orthopaedics, GMC, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Simranpreet Singh Department of Orthopaedics, GMC, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20211413

Keywords:

CTEV, Accelerated Ponseti casting, Pirani

Abstract

Background: Congenital talipes equinovarus varus (CTEV) is one of the most common congenital anomalies of foot and ankle affecting 1/1000 live birth approximately. With a male dominance pattern, this deformity is bilateral in 50% cases. It has four basic components: cavus, adduction, varus and equinus. Severity of clubfoot is accessed using Pirani score (0 to 6). Insights into the basic pathoanatomy of this complex 3 dimensional deformity has helped to correct it using the method given by Ignacio Ponseti, a Spanish orthopaedician, in which serial manipulations of foot are done and weekly casts are applied, followed by a tendoachilles tenotomy in selected cases to correct the equinus component which is then followed by splintage of the feet in Steenbeek splint initially for 23 hours day for 3 months and then 12 hours a day for 3 years. The most important component of this treatment is parental counselling regarding the need for compliance with treatment which is often loophole responsible for relapse in initially corrected feet.

Methods: This was a prospective study including 40 patients (61 feets) of idiopathic clubfoot with age <3 month at presentation who were randomly distributed in two groups, group 1 (accelerated Ponseti casting group) in which twice weekly casts were applied and group 2 (standard Ponseti casting group) in which weekly casts were applied. Initial Pirani score was calculated in all the patients and was rechecked and documented in every successive visit. All the patients were followed upto 12 months and there was no lost to follow up in this study.

Results: The mean days of plaster duration in accelerated casting group was 18.45 days as compared to 47.25 days in standard casting group (statistically significant, p value <0.05). Also, Pirani score at the end of last follow up was comparable in both the groups. Tenotomy rate was slightly higher in accelerated casting group (89.5%) as compared to standard group (85.7%) which may be attributed to higher initial Pirani score in former (5.5) as compared to later (5.0).

Conclusions: Accelerated biweekly Ponseti casting reduces the overall days of treatment with similar results compared to standard weekly casting regime.

Author Biography

Pankaj Vir Singh, Department of Orthopaedics, GMC, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

3rd Year Post Graduate, GMC, Jammu, J&K, India.

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2021-04-28

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Singh, P. V., Ghani, A., Singh, T., Malik, A. T., & Singh, S. (2021). Comparative analysis of correction of idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus by conventional and accelerated Ponseti method with minimum 12 months follow up in a tertiary care hospital in North India. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 9(5), 1296–1300. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20211413

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