Relapse of Clubfoot after Treatment with the Ponseti Method and the Function of the

Congenital talipes equinovarus, i.e., congenital clubfoot, is one of the most common musculoskeletal abnormali-ties in childhood which affect the lower limb and can be challenging to treat. The deformity has four components: equinus, forefoot adductus, hindfoot varus, and cavus. Nowadays, conservative treatment is generally accepted as the first choice for correction of clubfoot and the most popular approach is the Ponseti method which consists of serial manipulations and specific casting along with or without an Achilles tenotomy.1-4) After full correction is achieved, the remaining treatment includes the use of a foot abduction orthosis (FAO) to maintain the correc-tion for approximately 4 years.1,3-7) However, relapse of the deformity has proved to be quite challenging after full cor-Ponseti clubfoot treatment has become more popular during the last decade because of its high initial correction rate. But th