Publications by authors named "Jan E Davison"
Purpose: To better delineate between incomplete clubfoot correction and true clubfoot recurrence based on the time at which the deformity reappears and the treatment necessary to correct the foot.
Methods: A chart review of all idiopathic clubfoot at a single institution treated by either the Ponseti method or short leg casting and surgery were reviewed for recurrent deformity involving the tibia, ankle, or foot. Comparisons of treatment required to correct deformities were made between those noticed within six months of initial treatment and those noticed after six months.
Background: Current trends in the treatment of idiopathic clubfoot have shifted from extensive surgical release to more conservative techniques. The purpose of the present study was to prospectively compare the results of the Ponseti method with those of surgical releases for the correction of clubfoot deformity.
Methods: We prospectively compared patients who had idiopathic clubfoot deformities that were treated at a single institution either with the Ponseti method or with below-the-knee casting followed by surgical release.