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Achillotenotomy within Ponseti-Therapy- a safe method
Präsentation/Vortrag - 28.09.2009
Lehnen Katja
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Due to the difficult assessment of the calcaneus-alignment in infant feet it is difficult to quantify the exact dorsiflexion. Hence, the indication for an achillotenotomy at dorsiflexions below 15° is difficult. In our collective it has been shown that patients with proper dorsiflexion improved their dorsiflexion when obtaining achillotenotomy additionally at transition to Denis Brown splint. Therefore we recommend a generous indication towards tenotomy within Ponseti therapy.