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Effectiveness of the Ponseti Method in the Treatment of Clubfoot: A Systematic Review

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  • Elena López-Carrero

    (Podiatry Clinical Area, University of Seville, c/ Avenzoar 6, 41009 Seville, Spain)

  • José Manuel Castillo-López

    (Department Podiatry, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, c/Avenzoar 6, 41009 Seville, Spain)

  • Miguel Medina-Alcantara

    (Department Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Málaga, c/Arquitecto Francisco Peñalosa 3, Ampliación del Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain)

  • Gabriel Domínguez-Maldonado

    (Department Podiatry, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, c/Avenzoar 6, 41009 Seville, Spain)

  • Irene Garcia-Paya

    (Department Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Málaga, c/Arquitecto Francisco Peñalosa 3, Ampliación del Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain)

  • Ana María Jiménez-Cebrián

    (Department Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Málaga, c/Arquitecto Francisco Peñalosa 3, Ampliación del Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain
    Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), 29071 Malaga, Spain)

Abstract

Clubfoot is a common congenital deformity of the lower limbs. It should be treated as soon as possible so that its correction is more easily achieved. The objective of this systematic review was to assess the effectiveness of the Ponseti method in the treatment of clubfoot. A bibliographic search was carried out in different databases, including PubMed and SciELO. Filters such as full text and randomized controlled trial were selected to find those articles that best matched our search. Among the results, we selected the ones that interested us, and the rest were discarded, either because they did not meet the requirements for our work or because they were repeated. In total, we collected 19 articles, but after using the critical evaluation instrument CASPe, 7 of them were eliminated, leaving us with a total of 12 articles for our systematic review. After analyzing the results obtained in the selected articles, we concluded that the Ponseti method is effective in the treatment of clubfoot, presenting a high success rate.

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  • Elena López-Carrero & José Manuel Castillo-López & Miguel Medina-Alcantara & Gabriel Domínguez-Maldonado & Irene Garcia-Paya & Ana María Jiménez-Cebrián, 2023. "Effectiveness of the Ponseti Method in the Treatment of Clubfoot: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-9, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:4:p:3714-:d:1073929
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