International Journal of Recent Trends in Science And Technology, ISSN 2277-2812 E-ISSN 2249-8109, Volume 10, Issue 3, 2014 pp 486-491 The Results of Posteromedial Release in Clubfoot below the Age of 3 Years Ronald Joseph Menezes 1, Rakesh Sera 2 1Associate Professor, 2PG Resident Department of Orthopaedics, Father Muller Medical College, Kankanady, Mangalore – 575 002, Karnataka, INDIA. Corresponding Addresses:
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[email protected] Research Article Abstract: Specific objectives: Congenital Talipes outcome. Controlled differential fractional distraction by the Equinovarus(Clubfoot) is one of the most common foot anomalies application of JESS is more suitable for the correction of relapsed which can be treated by serial casting technique with high rate of cases, than second surgical procedures. Since we treated only 4 success. Surgery is indicated for deformities that do not respond to cases by this method, it is difficult to comment on the final conservative treatment or the patients that seek medical outcome intervention too late. In this study, we reviewed the results of Keywords : Congenital talipes equinovarus, posteromedial release. posteromedial release in clubfoot below 3 years. Materials and methods : Between May 2009 to June 2013, we treated sixty four Introduction feet (64) with idiopathic CTEV in forty (40) children who were Idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) is a below 3 years, who were evaluated and operated using common complex deformity that occurs in approximately posteromedial release in Father Muller Medical College Hospital, one or two per 1000 newborns 1. The long-term goal of Mangalore. All the feet were given a trial of serial manipulation treatment is a functional, pain-free, plantigrade foot with and cast application till the deformities were no more correctable.