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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 96-B, Issue SUPP_1 | Pages 13 - 13
1 Jan 2014
Maripuri S Gallacher P Bridgens J Kuiper J Kiely N
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Statement of purpose:

A randomised clinical trial was undertaken to find out if treatment time and failure rate in children treated by the Ponseti method differed between below-knee vs above-knee cast groups.

Methods and Results:

Eligible children with idiopathic clubfoot, treated using the Ponseti method, were randomised to either below knee or above knee plaster of Paris casting. Outcome measures were total treatment time and the occurrence of failure, defined as two slippages or a treatment time above eight weeks. Twenty-six children (33 feet) were entered into the trial, with a mean age of 17 days (range 1–40) in the above knee and 11 days (range 5–20) in the below knee group. Because of six failures in the below knee group (38%), the trial was stopped early for ethical reasons. Failure rate was significantly higher in the below-knee group (P 0.039). The median treatment times of six weeks in the below knee and four weeks in the above knee group differed significantly (P 0.01).


Bone & Joint Open
Vol. 5, Issue 4 | Pages 324 - 334
19 Apr 2024
Phelps EE Tutton E Costa ML Achten J Gibson P Perry DC

Aims

The aim of this study was to explore clinicians’ experience of a paediatric randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing surgical reduction with non-surgical casting for displaced distal radius fractures.

Methods

Overall, 22 staff from 15 hospitals who participated in the RCT took part in an interview. Interviews were informed by phenomenology and analyzed using thematic analysis.