Assessment of functional outcome after ponseti method for congenital idiopathic clubfoot

Congenital Talipes Equino Varus is a developmental deformation needing appropriate intervention for its correction, and the Ponseti technique is a conservative method used for its correction. This study aims to study the outcome of Ponseti correction using the Ponseti scoring system.Children entirely treated by the Ponseti method for idiopathic Clubfoot in a tertiary care hospital were studied from October 2016 to October 2018. Fifty-three children were recruited for the study. Ethical principles adhered to. Structured study proforma was administered after obtaining informed consent from the parent/guardian. Ponseti's scoring system was applied to study various outcomes. IBM SPSS version 22 was used for statistical analysis. Of 53 participants, 39 were male, and 14 were females. The mean total score in the study population was 82.36, with 30-98. Based on age at evaluation, the proportion of people with excellent outcomes was higher in the long-term group (30.76%), followed by the mid-term group (26.66%), and least in the short-term group (24%). Among the study participants, 24 (45.30%) had a Good (80-89) total score, 14 (26.4%) had an Excellent (90-100) total score, 9 (17%) had a Fair total score, and remaining 6 (11.3%) were had poor (<70) total score.Conservative methods like the Ponseti technique can be utilized in our country as a treatment option for Clubfoot, with follow-up assessments using the Ponseti scoring system.