Comparison of Effectiveness of Surgical Blade No. 11 and Ophthalmic Knife for Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Tenotomy in Idiopathic Clubfoot Patients
Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
There is limited local data available on the comparison between surgical blade no.11 and ophthalmic knife among patients with neglected clubfoot going through tenotomy. The study has been planned with the objective of comparing the effectiveness of surgical blade no. 11 and ophthalmic knife for percutaneous Achilles tendon tenotomy in Idiopathic clubfoot patients
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 2
Maximum Age: 5
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Any gender
• Aged 2-5 years
• Diagnosed with clubfoot
Locations
Other Locations
Pakistan
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre
Karachi
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-11-01
Completion Date: 2026-06-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 102
Treatments
Group-A
Patients after serial casting and manipulation according to the Ponseti method went through tenotomy with surgical blade no. 11.
Group-B
Patients after serial casting and manipulation according to the Ponseti method went through tenotomy with ophthalmic knife.
Sponsors
Leads: Muhammad Aamir Latif