The Ponseti Method vs. Surgical Treatment for Idiopathic Clubfoot: A Prospective Long-Term Follow-Up.

Idiopathic clubfoot is a common skeletal deformity in newborns that can cause functional limitations, pain, and reduced quality of life. The Ponseti method has become the gold standard for clubfoot treatment, replacing previous extensive surgical approaches. However, there is a lack of prospective long-term data comparing surgical and Ponseti treatments.

Predictors of treatment duration in conservative management of developmental dysplasia of hip -a retrospective cohort study.

Developmental dysplasia of the hip is a prevalent condition in newborns. However, predicting the duration of conservative treatment remains challenging. This study aimed to determine the duration of treatment more precisely by analyzing associated factors.

Patient-specific gait pattern in individuals with patellofemoral instability reduces knee joint loads.

Patellofemoral instability is influenced by morphological factors and associated with compensational alterations in gait pattern. Recent simulation studies investigated the impact of knee morphology on the stability and loading of the patellofemoral joint but neglected the patient-specific gait pattern. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of patient-specific gait pattern on muscle forces and joint loading in individuals with patellofemoral instability.

[Gait Analysis in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis].

Purpose Of The Study: The study describes changes in gait parameters (temporal-spatial parameters, kinematic parameters represented by the global Gait Deviation Index) of individuals with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) compared to the healthy population. The hypothesis assumed a difference in the observed parameters between the two mentioned groups.

Material And Methods: In a retrospective study, the temporal-spatial parameters and Gait Deviation Index (GDI) of a cohort of 45 AIS patients (36 girls and 9 boys with the mean age of 15.

Gastrocnemius medialis and Achilles tendon properties do not differ between children with unilateral or bilateral spastic cerebral palsy.

Spastic cerebral palsy (SCP) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in children, which can be categorized into unilateral and bilateral subtypes. Most studies examining the muscle-tendon properties of the lower extremities in individuals with SCP do not distinguish between subtypes. However, spastic muscle morphology is an important determinant for its function.