Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy for Tendo-achillis Release in Clubfoot – Technical Note

Tendo-achillis tenotomy is required as last step of ponseti method of treatment of Congenital Talipes Equino Varus (CTEV). This technical note describes a simple method of doing a percutaneous tenotomy of tendo-achillis using a wide bore needle. This is a simple method and easy to learn and gives pr...

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Autores principales: Patwardhan, Sandeep, Shyam, Ashok, Sancheti, Parag
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4844500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27298852
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Sumario:Tendo-achillis tenotomy is required as last step of ponseti method of treatment of Congenital Talipes Equino Varus (CTEV). This technical note describes a simple method of doing a percutaneous tenotomy of tendo-achillis using a wide bore needle. This is a simple method and easy to learn and gives predictable results.

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