The correction of the relapsed club foot by closed distraction
Said Saghieh, Abdo Bashoura, Ghina Berjawi, Nadim Afeiche, Rayan Elkattah
Keywords :
External fixator, Club foot, Ilizarov technique
Citation Information :
Saghieh S, Bashoura A, Berjawi G, Afeiche N, Elkattah R. The correction of the relapsed club foot by closed distraction. 2010; 5 (3):127-135.
Correction of a relapsed clubfoot deformity by distraction with an external fixator is a recognized alternative to open surgery. Most published series report a good outcome but none are prospective observational studies using the scoring system of the International Clubfoot Study Group (ICFSG). We present a series of 9 relapsed club feet treated with closed gradual distraction using this scoring method.
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