This study aims to compare the effectiveness of the original Denis Brawn brace to its modification in managing relapsed idiopathic clubfoot in patients following Ponseti casting.
Clubfoot is an intricate deformity of the ankle and foot involving bony malalignment, adduction of the forefoot, and hindfoot varus, cavus, and equinus caused by contracture of soft tissues. Lack of compliance causes the majority of relapse, as the child may have problems sleeping and wearing the Dennis Brown Splint; that is why parental counseling is vital and very much important in this regard. Bracing plays a vital role in the maintenance of corrected club foot and allows the foot to achieve normal position after tenotomy, followed by serial casting. Bracing holds the foot not in a corrected but in an overcorrected position so that the normal position of the foot could be achieved after the correction. Without bracing, it is almost impossible for the physician or the surgeon to maintain the correction.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
60
Patients who were managed with the original Denis Browne splint.
Patients who were managed with the modified Denis Browne splint.
General Authority for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes
Cairo, Egypt
RECRUITINGParents' compliance
Parents' compliance will be classified into three grades as follows: * Grade 0: poor follow-up with a lack of commitment in bracing hours (bad compliance). * Grade 1: an intermittent follow-up with a good commitment in bracing hours (intermediate compliance). * Grade 2: a good follow-up with a strict commitment in bracing hours (good compliance).
Time frame: 12 months post-procedure
Efficacy in maintaining correction measured by the Pirani score
The Pirani scoring system is reliable, quick, and easy to use, and provides a good forecast about the likely treatment for an individual foot. It involves evaluating six clinical signs of contracture, with scores ranging from 0 to 1 for each sign, and a higher score indicating a more severe deformity. All the patients treated will undergo thorough evaluation to find out other systemic diseases, and grading of the feet as per the modified Pirani scoring system.
Time frame: 12 months post-procedure
Incidence of complications
Incidence of complications will be recorded.
Time frame: 12 months post-procedure
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