PCN Resources
Congenital Club Foot: The Results of Treatment
By: Ignacio V. Ponseti MD, Eugene N. Smoley MD
Description:
“The Classic: Congenital Club Foot: The Results of Treatment” is a study that presents the results of a uniform system of treatment applied to all cases of congenital club foot at the Orthopedic Service of the State University of Iowa from 1948 to 1956. The study evaluated the results of treatment in sixty-seven patients with a total of ninety-four severe club feet
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The Classic
Congenital Clubfoot: The Results of Treatment
The Ponseti Method for Clubfoot Correction Information for Parents
Description:
“Clubfoot Guide For Parents [2nd Edition]”, a comprehensive resource that covers clubfoot in babies and older children from diagnosis through treatment. It provides details on clubfoot, its causes, treatment, and care, along with an extensive list of resources and clubfoot assessment aids
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Classic Ponseti Video
By: Ignacio V. Ponseti MD, Eugene N. Smoley MD
Description:
Short Video on the treatment of Congenital Clubfoot in a 2 1/2 month old baby.
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Errors in Clinical Reasoning:
causes and remedial strategies
Description:
“Errors in Clinical Reasoning: Causes and Remedial Strategies” discusses that most errors in clinical reasoning are not due to incompetence or inadequate knowledge but to the frailty of human thinking under conditions of complexity, uncertainty, and pressure of time. The article provides strategies to minimize such cognitive errors and improve decision-making in healthcare
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Results of Clubfoot Management using the Ponseti Method
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By: Dahang Zhao MD, Hai Li MD, PhD, Li Zhao MD, PhD, Jianlin Liu MD, Zhenkai Wu MD, Fangchun Jin MD, PhD
Description:
The article “Results of Clubfoot Management Using the Ponseti Method” examines the variations in success rates of the Ponseti method for treating clubfoot, attributing these differences to deviations from the method’s details. The study emphasizes the importance of adhering to the original Ponseti method’s specifics, including manipulation, casting, percutaneous Achilles tenotomy, use of the bar-connected brace, and criteria for relapse recognition and management.