Confirmation of Tenotomy Healing at 3 Weeks Using the Ponseti Protocol
| Autor: | Olayinka O. Adegbehingbe, Olalekan A Anipole, Oluwagbenga Ayoola |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Male medicine.medical_specialty Clubfoot Percutaneous medicine.medical_treatment Tenotomy Achilles Tendon 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Ultrasonography 030222 orthopedics Achilles tendon Wound Healing business.industry Ultrasound Infant medicine.disease Ponseti method Surgery Tendon Casts Surgical medicine.anatomical_structure Cross-Sectional Studies Treatment Outcome Child Preschool Ambulatory Female business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. 59(3) |
| ISSN: | 1542-2224 |
| Popis: | Percutaneous Achilles tenotomy is an integral key element of the Ponseti method in clubfoot management. The duration of posttenotomy casting has been empirical. Evidence-based duration of healing in Achilles tendon is required to objectively determine the period of posttenotomy casting. This study aims to use clinical and ultrasonographic methods to evaluate the mean duration of Achilles tendon gap (ATG) closure and the weekly percentage of feet that achieved ATG closure after tenotomy. Prospectively, 37 feet of 25 patients |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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