Polyaxial Brace Fixing for the Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot
- Conditions
- Clubfoot
- Interventions
- Device: Polyaxial brace
- Registration Number
- NCT02815306
- Lead Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
- Brief Summary
Congenital idiopathic clubfoot (CC) is the fifth most common congenital malformation in children. The Ponseti method is an effective protocol for treatment of congenital idiopathic clubfoot. Plaster is essential for the Ponseti treatment. This paper describes a new brace that can be used for the treatment of clubfoot in newborns and infants instead of plaster.
- Detailed Description
Methods In the orthopedic department of our hospital, 38 infants and newborns, (57 feet) ,all the patients were under the age of 3 months with congenital clubfoot underwent polyaxial braces between Jan, 2011 to Oct ,2013. Polyaxial brace was used for the deformity correction. Then, during the following 1-3 years, the Dennis braces were used during the night in case of recurrence. Prospective follow-up for a mean duration of 25 months (range, 15-36months) was carried out. The efficacy of the treatment was assessed by Pirani's scoring system before and after treatment.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 88
0-6 months infants parents would like to cooperate with the doctors.
over 6 months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Brace goup Polyaxial brace The infants who were brace group treated by braces which were designed and made by us.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method hindfoot 1 month severity of the posterior crease, emptiness of the heel and rigidity of the equinus
midfoot 1 month curvature of the lateral border of the foot, severity of the medial crease and position of the lateral part of the head of the talus
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method