From Codivilla to Ponseti: historical narrative review on clubfoot treatment in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This narrative review aims to summarize the historical steps of clubfoot treatment in Italy, identifying the centuries-old historical advancement in the deformity management and the most influent involved people.

Background

Clubfoot, also referred to as congenital talipes equinovarus, is a relatively common deformity that has significative consequences in the child if it is left untreated. Effective and early treatment of clubfoot has been praised as one of the most successful practice of modern pediatric orthopedics and both surgical and conservative techniques have been proposed over the decades. As an example, Codivilla's posteromedial release (PMR) has been known internationally as one of the milestones of surgical treatment.

Methods

The narrative review

SUBMITTER: Alberghina F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339829 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature