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Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Tenotomy vs Tendo-Achilles Lengthening (TAL) in Neglected Clubfoot Children.
Sponsor: Muhammad Aamir Latif
Summary
Achilles tendon tenotomy is the established worldwide gold standard for correcting idiopathic clubfoot. However, in neglected cases, surgical interventions such as percutaneous Achilles tendon tenotomy (PAT) and open tendo-Achilles lengthening (TAL) are common techniques for correcting this deformity. This study aimed at determining the functional outcomes of Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Tenotomy (PAT) vs tendo-Achilles Lengthening (TAL) in the neglected clubfoot children of age 2-5 years.
Official title: Functional Outcomes of Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Tenotomy vs Tendo-Achilles Lengthening (TAL) in Neglected Clubfoot Children Age 2-5 Years.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
2 Years - 5 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
44
Start Date
2025-08-15
Completion Date
2026-04-30
Last Updated
2026-05-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Tenotomy of Achilles Tendon
Patients will be started on serial casting and manipulation according to ponseti method. After successful correction of cavus, varus, and adductus, patients will be treated using the tenotomy of Achilles tendon technique.
Tendo-Achilles Lengthening
Patients will be started on serial casting and manipulation according to ponseti method. After successful correction of cavus, varus, and adductus, patients will be treated using the Tendo-Achilles Lengthening technique.
Locations (1)
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan