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Operative management of rigid congenital club feet in Bangladesh

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We report the early results of the surgical treatment of 59 rigid congenital clubfeet in 42 patients. All the feet were operated on in the same hospital by using a one-stage posteromedial release in 41 patients. The patients were divided into two groups as 24 patients (32 feet) had come to the hospital from rural areas, whereas 18 patients (28 feet) all came from the local semi-urban area. After an average of 2 years and 3 months 44 feet were graded either excellent or good, 7 were fair, and 8 had not been adequately corrected. The best results were seen in children who were operated on between the ages of 1 and 3 years. Those from the semi-urban area and who received adequate long-term postoperative care were slightly better.

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Nous rapportons les résultats précoces du traitement chirurgical de 59 pieds bots congénitaux rigides chez 42 patients. Tous les pieds ont été opérés par la même équipe qui a réalisé une libération postéromediale en un temps chez 41 malades. Les malades ont été divisés en deux groupes: 24 (32 pieds) provenaient de régions rurales, alors que 18 (28 pieds) venaient de zone sub-urbaine. Après un délai moyen de deux années et trois mois 44 pieds étaient ou excellents ou bons, 7 avaient un résultat moyen, et 8 n'avaient pas été corrigés suffisamment. Les bons résultats sont survenus chez des enfants qui ont été opérés entre les âges d'un et trois ans. Les patients de la zone sub-urbaine et qui ont reçu des soins postopératoires adéquat ont des résultats légèrement meilleurs.

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Hoque, M., Uddin, N. & Sultana, S. Operative management of rigid congenital club feet in Bangladesh. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 25, 260–262 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640100257

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