Table 1.
Comparisons between the original cohort of all idiopathic clubfoot patients and those with true recurrence. The true recurrence group constituted those that were primarily studied in this project.
| Original cohort | True recurrence (included in study) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 308 | 70 |
| Boys (%) | 200 (65) | 40 (57) |
| Bilateral (%) | 140 (45) | 37 (53) |
| Left | 73 | 14 |
| Right | 94 | 19 |
| Initial Dimeglio score | (unavailable in 79 patients) | (unavailable in 23) |
| Right | n=73/94 0=21 I=1 II=28 III=42 IV=2 |
n=15/19 0=4 I=0 II=3 III=10 IV=2 |
| Left | n=48/73 0=25 I=1 II=15 III=24 IV=8 |
n=5/14 0=9 I=0 II=0 III=2 IV=3 |
| Bilateral | n=107/140 0=33 I=4 II=17 III=59 IV=27 |
n=27/37 0=10 I=0 II=1 III=16 IV=10 |
| Initial tenotomy (%) | ||
| Bilateral | 119 (85) | 37 (100) |
| Left/right | 61 (84)/78 (82) | 14 (100)/18 (95) |
| Started in Denis Browne Bar (DBB) (%) | 107 (35) | 37 (53) |
| Started in DBB and switched to Mitchell brace (%) | 45/107 (42) | 13/37 (35) |
| Started in Mitchell brace (%) | 201 (65) | 33 (47) |