Clinical Study
Ponseti Casting for Severe Club Foot Deformity: Are Clinical Outcomes Promising?
Table 1
Factors may relate to relapse in severe clubfeet managed with Ponseti method.
| Variables | Normal clubfeet | Relapse clubfeet | Statistical test | value |
| Sex (male/female) | 42/18 | 17/8 | Fisher’s exact test | 0.52 | Age first casting started (day) | 7.9 | 9 | Independent -test | 0.56 | Mother age (year) | 25 | 26 | Independent -test | 0.20 | Accompanied with other deformities (yes/no) | 3/57 | 2/23 | Fisher’s exact test | 0.42 | Age the child starts to walk (month) | 13.0 | 12.2 | Independent -test | 0.63 | Number of castings | 5.6 | 5.8 | Independent -test | 0.77 | Primary severity (Diméglio score) | 15.90 | 16.01 | Independent -test | 0.14 | Tenotomy (yes/no) | 54/6 | 22/3 | Fisher’s exact test | 0.51 | Satisfaction | 1.2 | 1.2 | Independent -test | 0.92 |
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