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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Correlation of clinical and ultrasonographic findings after Achilles tenotomy in idiopathic club foot
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B, Volume 88, No. 3, Year 2006
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Description
Achilles tenotomy is a recognised step in the Ponseti technique for the correction of idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus in most percutaneous cases. Its use has been limited in part by concern that the subsequent natural history of the tendon is unknown. In a study of 11 tendons in eight infants, eight tendons were shown to be clinically intact and ten had ultrasonographic evidence of continuity three weeks after tenotomy. At six weeks after tenotomy all tendons had both clinical and ultrasonographic evidence of continuity. ©2006 British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Authors & Co-Authors
Barker, S. L.
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
Woodend Hospital
Lavy, Chris B.D.
Malawi, Zomba
University of Malawi
Statistics
Citations: 55
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1302/0301-620X.88B3.17273
ISSN:
0301620X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy