The Ponseti method in children with clubfoot after walking age - Systematic review and metanalysis of observational studies.

Gabriel Ferraz FerreiraKelly Cristina StéfaniDavi de Podestá HajeMonica Paschoal Nogueira

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Application of the Ponseti method in children with untreated idiopathic clubfoot older than walking age leads to satisfactory outcomes, has a low cost, and avoids surgical procedures likely to cause complications. The results obtained exhibited considerable heterogeneity.

Keyphrases

low cost
systematic review
young adults
meta analyses
physical activity
lower limb
risk factors
randomized controlled trial
type diabetes
middle aged
adipose tissue