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  2. Ponseti method - Wikipedia

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    The Ponseti method is a manipulative technique that corrects congenital clubfoot without invasive surgery. It was developed by Ignacio V. Ponseti of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics , US, in the 1950s, and was repopularized in 2000 by John Herzenberg in the US and Europe and in Africa by NHS surgeon Steve Mannion.

  3. Clubfoot - Wikipedia

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    The most common initial treatment is the Ponseti method, which is divided into two phases: 1) correcting of foot position and 2) casting at repeated weekly intervals. [1] If the clubfoot deformity does not improve by the end of the casting phase, an Achilles tendon tenotomy can be performed. [10]

  4. Rocker bottom foot - Wikipedia

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    Unlike the flexible flat foot that is commonly encountered in young children, congenital vertical talus is characterized by presence of a very rigid foot deformity. The foot deformity in congenital vertical talus consists of various components, namely a prominent calcaneus caused by the ankle equines or plantar flexion, a convex and rounded sole of the foot caused by prominence of the head of ...

  5. Ignacio Ponseti - Wikipedia

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    Ignacio Ponseti (3 June 1914 – 18 October 2009), also known as Ignasi Ponsetí i Vives, was a Spanish-American physician, specializing in orthopedics. He was born on 3 June 1914 in Menorca , part of the Balearic Islands , Spain , Ponseti was the son of a watchmaker and spent his childhood helping repair watches.

  6. List of orthopaedic eponyms - Wikipedia

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    Bado classification; Danis–Weber classification; Denis classification; Evans-Jensen classification; Ficat classification; Frykman classification; Garden classification

  7. Orthopedic cast - Wikipedia

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    Fibreglass long leg cast immobilizing the leg for a tibial fracture. An orthopedic cast, or simply cast, is a shell, frequently made from plaster or fiberglass, that encases a limb (or, in some cases, large portions of the body) to stabilize and hold anatomical structures—most often a broken bone (or bones), in place until healing is confirmed.

  8. Patella fracture - Wikipedia

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    Undisplaced fracture can usually be treated by casting. [2] Even some displaced fractures can be treated with casting as long as a person can straighten their leg without help. [ 2 ] Typically the leg is immobilized in a straight position for the first three weeks and then increasing degrees of bending are allowed. [ 2 ]

  9. Genu recurvatum - Wikipedia

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    Genu recurvatum is a deformity in the knee joint, so that the knee bends backwards.In this deformity, excessive extension occurs in the tibiofemoral joint.Genu recurvatum is also called knee hyperextension and back knee.