Ten cold clubfeet.

Background and purpose - Idiopathic clubfeet are commonly treated with serial manipulation and casting, known as the Ponseti method. The use of Plaster of Paris as casting material causes both exothermic and endothermic reactions. The resulting temperature changes can create discomfort for patients.

Influence of cast change interval in the Ponseti method: A systematic review.

Background: Clubfeet are commonly treated using the Ponseti method. This method involves weekly manipulation and casting which gradually corrects the position of the foot. However, the reasons for following a weekly interval are not clear.

Quantifying the Ponseti method.

The Ponseti method is the accepted treatment of idiopathic clubfoot. Although the method of manipulating the baby feet is described in great detail, current study aimed to investigate the magnitude and course of the applied forces in order to optimise the treatment of clubfoot. An instrumented clubfoot model was constructed with force sensors on the location of the first metatarsal (FM) and the talar neck (TN) and treated with the Ponseti method by 17 practitioners.

Long-term outcomes of slipped capital femoral epiphysis treated with in situ pinning.

Purpose: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is the commonest hip disorder in adolescents. In situ pinning is commonly performed, yet lately there has been an increase in procedures with open reduction and internal fixation. These procedures, however, are technically demanding with relatively high complication rates and unknown long-term outcomes.

Patient characteristics as predictors of clinical outcome of distraction in treatment of severe ankle osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a slowly progressive joint disease. Joint distraction can be a treatment of choice in case of severe OA. Prediction of failure will facilitate implementation of joint distraction in clinical practice.