Walking capacity of children with clubfeet in primary school: something to worry about?

Although the main aim of clubfoot correction is to create a foot without limitations in daily activities and sport, studies on the walking capacity of children with corrected clubfeet are rare. In this cross-sectional study, the outcome of the six-minute walking test in 44 children with clubfeet (16 unilateral and 28 bilateral, mean age 8.57±2.

Treatment outcome in the most severely affected Legg-Perthes patients, comparing prolonged traction in abduction with femoral varus derotation treatment.

Purpose: Compare conservative and operative treatment in the most severely affected Legg-Perthes disease patients.

Methods: 29 patients (14 conservative and 15 operative) with 32 affected hips (16 conservative and 16 operative) were evaluated, all Catterall 3 or 4. The conservative group, with a median age-at-onset of 4.

Arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint: a retrospective analysis of plate versus screw fixation.

Arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint is a commonly accepted technique to treat various afflictions of the hallux. Many techniques have been described to fixate the arthrodesis. However, no superior fixation technique has been identified in regard to nonunion.

[Increasing leg length discrepancy in multiple enchondromatosis].

Background: Ollier's disease (multiple enchondromatosis) is a rare non-hereditary condition characterised by the occurrence of multiple enchondromas, usually unilateral and asymmetrically distributed in the metaphyseal regions of the long bones and in the phalanges of the hand and foot.

Case Description: A 10-year-old girl visited our outpatients' department with growth retardation of the left leg. Radiographic examination showed reduced growth and deformities in the femur and tibia, confirmed by MRI and bone scan.