Ponseti method treatment of neglected idiopathic clubfoot: Preliminary results of a multi-center study in Nigeria

Table 1 Phenotypic characteristics n (%)

	Cases
Female	94 (42)
Male	131 (58)
Bilateral	103 (46)
Right	66 (29)
Left	56 (25)
Age 1-2 yr	147 (65)
Age 3-9 yr	59 (26)
Age ≥ 10 yr	19 (9)

Table 2 Number of casts and tenotomy rate

	Total	Age 1-2 yr	Age 3-9 yr	Age 10-16 yr
Mean casts1, n (range)	6.84 (3-20)	6.71 (3-20)	7.03 (4-17)	7.43 (4-13)
Tenotomy rate	51%	42%	53%	60%

¹Between groups ANOVA P-value = 0.78.

Table 3 Published results on correction of neglected clubfoot

	Brazil, 2007	Nepal, 2009	India, 2012	Ethiopia, 2014	Present study
Total number of feet	24	260	55	32	328
M/F	12/5	120/51	7/30	5/17	131/94
Mean casts, n (range)	9 (7-12)	7 (4-14)	10 (6-12)	8 (6-10)	7 (3-20)
Successful correction without surgery	67%	83%	71%	66%	78%