Muscle-tendon properties assessed by three-dimensional ultrasound in clinically well-performing clubfoot patients treated with the Ponseti method.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Clubfoot is a congenital birth defect affecting musculoskeletal tissues of the affected lower legs, resulting in the typical appearance and changes in muscle-tendon properties. These properties change during development due to growth and activity, but how these properties differ across ages in clubfoot remains not fully understood. This study aimed to describe plantarflexor muscle-tendon volumes between affected and unaffected legs in unilateral clubfoot patients and explore the relationship between muscle volume and age.

Methods

A prospective cross-sectional study was performed on unilateral clubfoot patients treated with the Ponseti method. Muscle-tendon volumes of the medial and lateral gastrocnemius, soleus, and Achilles tendons in both affected and unaffect

SUBMITTER: Vervaart QMP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12552227 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature