Table 2.
Major clinical outcome variables and brace compliance in children treated with bilateral foot abduction brace and unilateral foot abduction brace
| Bilateral brace | Unilateral brace | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 102 feet) | (n = 51 feet) | p-value | |
| Pirani score | |||
| 0 points | 44% (45/102) | 23% (12/51) | |
| 0.5 point | 33% (34/102) | 51% (26/51) | |
| 1 point | 15% (15/102) | 20% (10/51) | |
| > 1 point | 8% (8/102) | 6% (3/51) | |
| Mean points | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Dorsal flection | |||
| ≥ 15 degrees | 91% (93/102) | 92% (47/51) | |
| 0–14 degrees | 9% (9/102) | 6% (3/51) | |
| < 0 degrees | 0% | 2% (1/51) | |
| Mean degrees | 24 | 24 | 0.8 |
| External rotation | |||
| ≥ 40 degrees | 92% (94/102) | 94% (48/51) | |
| 15–35 degrees | 8% (8/102) | 2% (1/51) | |
| < 15 degrees | 0% | 4% (2/51) | |
| Mean degrees | 49 | 48 | 0.4 |
| Adduction | |||
| 0 degrees | 82% (84/102) | 86% (44/51) | |
| 5 degrees | 15% (15/102) | 8% (4/51) | |
| ≥ 10 degrees | 3% (3/102) | 6% (3/51) | |
| Mean degrees | 1 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Compliance | n = 72 patients | n = 36 patients | |
| Exellent | 56% (40/72) | 81% (29/36) | |
| Good | 26% (19/72) | 11% (4/36) | |
| Fair | 11% (8/72) | 3% (1/36) | |
| Non-compliant | 7% (5/72) | 6% (2/36) | 0.07 |