Congenital Talipes Equinovarus in Egypt

ISBN-13: 9786205514870 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str.

Jean Desire Manirakiza; Sayed Abdel Halim Abdulla; Mina Micheal Mussa

Opis

Talipes equinovarus is a rather common congenital foot deformity in newborn. Finding the most effective treatment is a key to the best possible quality of life for children born with Talipes equinovarus. Both brace compliance and type of brace influence the final outcome in the treatment of Talipes equinovarus and the difference in outcome between differently manufactured foot abduction needs fully documented evaluation.A clinical study included 60 children treated Talipes equinovarus with Ponseti technique and using a locally fabricated foot abduction brace to maintain the correction. Final evaluation was held at least after ten months of follow up.At the end of follow up morphological evaluation score was found significantly correlated with age, and significantly associated with neurological deficit and presence of other deformity, whereas radiological evaluation score was significantly correlated with age only. All those three parameters significantly correlated to outcome are largely documented in the literature as factors associated with poor result in the treatment of Talipes equinovarus.

O autorze

Dr. Jean Desire Manirakiza was born in Burundi on September 14, 1985. He completed his medical undergraduate education at the University of Burundi before attending Alexandria University in Egypt to specialise in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology. Currently practising orthopaedic surgery in Rwanda. He is the delighted father of four kids.