Conservative management of congenital talipes before the age of walking Comparison between the method traditionally plaster and Ponseti method


Abstract in English

The study included 49 cases of clubfoot in 30 patient between 2008-2013 , 21 male (70%) , 9 female ( 30 % ) The female to male ratio was 1 : 2.3 . The patients were treated by two methods : the traditional method with success rate 54%. the ponseti method with success ratio 83% . the most complication after treatment in the two methods was forefoot adductor .

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