Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Orthop. Nov 18, 2022; 13(11): 986-992
Published online Nov 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i11.986
Can immediate postoperative radiographs predict outcomes in pediatric clubfoot?
Duangjai Leeprakobboon
Duangjai Leeprakobboon, Department of Orthopedic, Khon Kaen Hospital, Muang 40000, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Author contributions: Leeprakobboon D solely contributed to this paper.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee, No. KEF64035.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent regarding personal and medical data collection prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All author reports no conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, with regard to the materials or methods used or the findings described in this study.
Data sharing statement: The original anonymous dataset is available on request from the corresponding author at dleeprakobboon@gmail.com.
STROBE statement: The guidelines of the STROBE Statement have been adopted.
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Corresponding author: Duangjai Leeprakobboon, MD, Surgeon, Department of Orthopedic, Khon Kaen Hospital, Sri-chan Road, Muang 40000, Khon Kaen, Thailand. dleeprakobboon@gmail.com
Received: August 29, 2022
Peer-review started: August 29, 2022
First decision: October 24, 2022
Revised: October 29, 2022
Accepted: November 2, 2022
Article in press: November 2, 2022
Published online: November 18, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: Idiopathic clubfoot is an abnormality of bone alignment. Current treatment strategies are associated with recurrence, which results in pain and poor quality of life. Radiography-assisted outcome prediction must be harmless in young children. The lateral tibiocalcaneal angle was directly related to functional outcomes, as a smaller angle was associated with a better outcome. A lateral tibiocalcaneal angle exceeding 70 degrees immediately after Achilles tenotomy predicted an inferior outcome.