@article{article_191162, title={Conservative treatment of congenital club feet}, journal={Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica}, volume={16}, pages={148–159}, year={1982}, DOI={10.3944/aott.v16i3.3136}, author={Tumer, Yucel and Bicimoglu, Ali and Acikoz, Tayfun and Dincer, Derya}, abstract={87 patients with 132 congenital club feet had been treated conservatively between 1978-1981, were evaluated. 33 percent of the feet were corrected by corrective casts and followed by posterior release operations. 59 percent of the feet were assessed as rigid deformity and treated by posteromedial release operations. Conservatively treoted feet were followed average 24 months. The recurrence rate of the whole deformity was 2.27 percent, and of only equinus component was 4.53 percent. Over all recurrens rate was 6.8 percent. Iatrogenic complications were not encountered in any of the feet. Radiological assessment should be done before the treatment is started and during every, stage of the treatment.}, number={3}, publisher={Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology}