Comparison of Effectiveness of Surgical Blade No. 11 and Ophthalmic Knife for Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Tenotomy in Idiopathic Clubfoot Patients
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
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
RECRUITING
Karachi
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre
COMPLETED
Karachi
Contact Information
Primary
Pervez Ali, FCPS
pervez73@hotmail.com
+923333001737
Backup
Sidratul Zaitoon
sidra9503@gmail.com
+923150012163
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-09-20
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-04-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 102
Treatments
Group-A
Patients after serial casting and manipulation according to the Ponseti method will go through tenotomy with surgical blade no. 11.
Group-B
Patients after serial casting and manipulation according to the Ponseti method will go through tenotomy with ophthalmic knife.
Sponsors
Leads: Muhammad Aamir Latif