Assessment of success of the Ponseti method of clubfoot management in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clubfoot is one of the most common congenital deformities affecting mobility. It leads to pain and disability if untreated. The Ponseti method is widely used for the correction of clubfoot. There is variation in how the result of clubfoot management is measured and reported. This review aims to determine and evaluate how success with the Ponseti method is reported in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

Five databases were examined in August 2017 for studies that met the inclusion criteria of: (1) evaluation of the effect of clubfoot management; (2) use of the Ponseti method; (3) original study undertaken in sub-Saharan Africa; (4) published between 2000 and 2017. We used the PRISMA statement to report the scope of studies. The included studies were categorised according t

SUBMITTER: Smythe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5688674 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature