Abstract

PORTA, Julieta  and  MASQUIJO, Javier. Tratamiento del pie bot idiopático luego de la edad de la marcha: revisión sistemática de la bibliografía. Rev. Asoc. Argent. Ortop. Traumatol. [online]. 2017, vol.82, n.1, pp.14-18. ISSN 1852-7434.

Introduction: Ponseti´s method efficacy in newborns has led to widen the indications in older patients. A systematic review of the literature was performed to: 1) define the degree of scientific evidence on Ponseti´s method in children over one-year-old with clubfoot; 2) assess the number of casts and associated procedures required to accomplish full correction; 3) determine the percentage of full corrected patients; and 4) identify the rate of recurrence and complications related to this method. Methods: We retrieved from Ovid, PubMed, LILACS and Cochrane Library articles referred to Ponseti´s method in children over one-year-old published until May 1st 2014. Papers that met predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria were reviewed. Results: Eleven papers met the inclusion criteria. The sample consisted in 492 patients. Average age at the beginning of treatment was 3.8 years (range 1-18). Average follow-up was 31 months. A mean of 8 (range 4-12) casts was required to accomplish full correction. Plantigrade feet were achieved in 75%. Complication rate was 4.3%. Conclusions: Current evidence regarding Ponseti’s method for patients over one-year-old is primarily Level IV. Even though this technique requires higher number of casts and associated procedures, deformity correction is safely achieved in most patients.

Keywords : Clubfoot; Ponseti; Children; Walking age.

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