Table 1.

General characteristics of the included patients

Demographics		Group A (n = 488 children, 637 feet)	Group B (n = 485 children, 628 feet)	p-value
Sex, frequency (%) *	Female	200 (46.7)	171 (35.3)	0.07 NS
	Male	288 (53.3)	314 (64.7)
Side, frequency (%) *	Right	245 (50.2)	253 (52.2)	0.83 NS
	Left	94 (19.3)	89 (18.4)
	Bilateral	149 (30.5)	143 (29.4)
Mean age at first consultation, days(sd; range) †		14.41 (3.53; 3 to 28)	14.76 (3.12; 4 to 31)	0.10 NS
Mean follow-up period, months (sd; range) †		93.10 (29.51; 81 to 150)	92.08 (27.53; 70 to 151)	0.57 NS

^*chi-squared test

^†Independent t-test

Group A, standard Ponseti; Group B, modified Ponseti; NS, not significant (p > 0.05)