Table 6.

Comparison with various published studies

	Refaie al27	Prem et al26	Bhaskar and Patni24	Our study
Study group	Idiopathic (Ponseti + post-surgical relapse)	Idiopathic (post-surgical + post-Ilizarov relapse)	Idiopathic, post-Ponseti relapse	Idiopathic, post-Ponseti relapse
Type of study	Retrospective case series	Retrospective	Prospective	Prospective
Number of feet	19 (9 post-Ponseti)	19	164	115
Mean age (range)	8 yrs (2 to 6)	5 yrs (2 to 8)	48 mths (24 to 72)	33.8 mths (7 to 100)
Mean Pirani score	Pre	NA	NA	NA	2.4
	Post	NA	NA	NA	.02
Mean Dimeglio score	Pre	NA	NA (all at least grade III Dimeglio)	NA	7.92
	Post	NA	NA	NA	1.89
Mean casts applied (range)	Cast for consolidation for 4 to 6 wks	Consolidation cast for 6 wks	NA	5.03 (1 to 12)
NC to FAB in relapse cases	NA	NA	89%	86%
Average time taken for treatment	11 wks	22 wks	NA	8 wks
Average dorsiflexion	NA	NA (only 1 foot had dorsiflexion > 10°)	NA	17.9°
Re-relapses	15.8%	5.3%	NA	16.5%
Soft-tissue procedures	Abductor hallucis release and plantar fasciotomy in all Tenotomy for toe contractures	None	PCT TATT Routine abductor hallucis tenotomy Posterior release Subtalar release (exact values not described)	PCT = 61.7% feet TATT = 13% feet Plantar fasciotomy = 2.6% feet
Osseous procedures	Trans-fixation of midfoot joints 3 recurrences required osteotomies	None	Lateral closing osteotomy Medial column lengthening	None
Complications	36 minor complications including 4 flat topped-talus	17 feet flat top talus Wedge navicular 7 patients Pin-site infection in most of cases	NA	3 plaster sores 1 button site infection
Braces/special shoes	FAO for 6 mths Followed by CTEV shoes for 1 yr	FAO	FAB followed by AFO CTEV shoes at walking age	FAB only
Mean follow-up(range)	4.5 yrs (2 to 6)	6.9 yrs (5 to 10)	24 mths (12 to 28)	24 mths (12 to 36)

NA, not available; NC, non-compliance; FAB, foot abduction brace; PCT, percutaneous tenotomy; TATT, tibialis anterior tendon transfer; FAO, foot abducation orthosis; AFO, ankle foot orthosis; CTEV, congenital telipes equino varus