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Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Tenotomy vs Tendo-Achilles Lengthening (TAL) in Neglected Clubfoot Children.

Pakistan44 participantsStarted 2025-08-15

Plain-language summary

Achilles tendon tenotomy is the established worldwide gold standard for correcting idiopathic clubfoot. However, in neglected cases, surgical interventions such as percutaneous Achilles tendon tenotomy (PAT) and open tendo-Achilles lengthening (TAL) are common techniques for correcting this deformity. This study aimed at determining the functional outcomes of Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Tenotomy (PAT) vs tendo-Achilles Lengthening (TAL) in the neglected clubfoot children of age 2-5 years.

Who can participate

Age range2 Years – 5 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Any gender * Aged 2-5 years * diagnosed with clubfoot * Pirani score 3-6 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with other neuromuscular, chromosomal abnormalities * myelomeningocele * Dystrophic dysplasia * Moebius syndrome * Amniotic band syndrome * Metatarsus adductus * Syndactyly * Polydactyly * Previously underwent Achilles tendon tenotomy or tendo-Achilles lengthening

What they're measuring

Improvement in ankle dorsiflexion

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07561697

SponsorMuhammad Aamir Latif

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2026-04-30

Contact for this trial

Pervez Ali, FCPS

+923333001737 pervez73@hotmail.com

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