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Management of club foot using Ponseti technique: Assessment of treatment outcomes and their determinants
Joseph E Asuquo1, Enembe O Okokon2, Omolade Ayoola Lasebikan3, Chukwuemeka Okechukwu Anisi1, Best J Asuquo4, Innocent Egbeji Abang1, Akpet E Obaji2, Kingsley C Chigbundu5
1 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
2 Department of Community Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
3 Division of Paediatric Orthopaedics, National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
4 Department of Community Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
5 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Joseph E Asuquo,
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, P M B 1115, Calabar, Cross River State
Nigeria
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/ajps.ajps_115_22
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Introduction: The Ponseti technique remains the preferred method for club foot treatment. Although measures of treatment outcomes have been well documented, there is no consensus on the determinants of those outcomes. This study aims to assess treatment outcomes and the factors which can influence treatment outcomes. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. A total of 472 children representing 748 feet in total were recruited. Patient characteristics such as age at presentation, gender, tenotomy, walking with or without deformity, parental educational status and occupation were documented. Outcomes of care were assessed using indictors such as parents' satisfaction with the outcome of treatment and the patients' ambulation without deformity. The relationships between the determinant factors and these outcomes were explored using multivariable binary logistic regression. Results: Most of the children (69.1%) were aged below 2 years. Brace compliance was very high (89.9%). The pre-treatment average Pirani scores were 3.9 ± 1.8 and 4.3 ± 1.8 for the right and left feet, respectively. Majority (88.3%) of the children achieved ambulation without deformity, whereas most (87%) of the parents were satisfied with the treatment outcomes. In total, parental satisfaction with child's treatment outcomes was lower in parents who were not formally educated odds ratio (OR) = 0.19 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.08–0.43), but parental satisfaction was lower if the child had higher Pirani score OR = 0.77 (95% CI 0.62–0.96). Children who had more casts applied to the affected foot were more likely to walk without deformity OR = 1.24 (95% CI 1.01–1.52). Conclusions: This study revealed that treatment outcomes in children with club foot can be determined by some sociodemographic and treatment-related factors.
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