Prospective Evaluation of Treatment for Clubfoot
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Summary
Specific aim: To evaluate the outcome of infants who undergo one of two nonsurgical treatment interventions
Description
PURPOSE: The purpose of this project is to help orthopaedic surgeons better understand and treat patients with a diagnosis of clubfoot. This proposed research will establish a protocol for the collection of relevant clinical and functional outcome measures on our patients with a diagnosis of clubfoot.
Eligibility
- Age range
- Up to 18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with a diagnosis of clubfoot deformity * Spanish speaking patients will be eligible to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * All patients without a diagnosis of clubfoot
Interventions
- ProcedureSurgical
Surgery only
- ProcedureNon-Surgical
non-surgical methods such as, casting, bracing, physical therapy, and other.
- ProcedureNon-surgical + surgical
Combination of non-surgical methods subsequently followed by surgery
Location
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for ChildrenDallas, Texas