Süleyman Bora Göksan1, Fuat Bilgili1, İlker Eren2, Ayşegül Bursalı3, Eylem Koç4. 1. İstanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, İstanbul, Turkey. 2. Koç University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, İstanbul, Turkey. 3. Baltalimanı Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, İstanbul, Turkey. 4. İstanbul University, Faculty of Health Science Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Division, İstanbul, Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The Ponseti method is an effective protocol for treatment of congenital idiopathic clubfoot. Foot abduction orthosis (FAO) is sometimes necessary to preserve the correction achieved with the serial casting and tenotomy. Patient and family adherence to brace use is a common problem, as nonadherence is directly related to relapse. The aim of this study was to investigate patient and parent characteristics related to relapse. METHODS: One hundred and fifty-three children who were treated with Ponseti method (mean age: 44.62 months; range: 16-104 months) and their parents were included in the study. Thirty-one patients experienced relapse at an average follow-up of 32 months (range: 6-84 months) since beginning orthosis use. At the time of follow-up visits, parents were questioned about brace use adherence. Satisfaction with Symptoms Scale in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI) was used. RESULTS: Difficulties with brace use were encountered in 122 children. Children of parents who were satisfied with the treatment had relapse at an average of 69.13±2.64 months, and those of parents who were not satisfied at 32.83±7.51 months. The most important variable was the child's adaptation to the orthosis treatment without an adverse reaction. Additionally, better compliance was found in children with higher-educated parents. CONCLUSION: Non-compliance with periods of intolerance is very common for children during orthosis treatment. Parents' coping strategies are very important to avoid relapses. It is important to develop strategies to guide parents.
OBJECTIVE: The Ponseti method is an effective protocol for treatment of congenital idiopathic clubfoot. Foot abduction orthosis (FAO) is sometimes necessary to preserve the correction achieved with the serial casting and tenotomy. Patient and family adherence to brace use is a common problem, as nonadherence is directly related to relapse. The aim of this study was to investigate patient and parent characteristics related to relapse. METHODS: One hundred and fifty-three children who were treated with Ponseti method (mean age: 44.62 months; range: 16-104 months) and their parents were included in the study. Thirty-one patients experienced relapse at an average follow-up of 32 months (range: 6-84 months) since beginning orthosis use. At the time of follow-up visits, parents were questioned about brace use adherence. Satisfaction with Symptoms Scale in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI) was used. RESULTS: Difficulties with brace use were encountered in 122 children. Children of parents who were satisfied with the treatment had relapse at an average of 69.13±2.64 months, and those of parents who were not satisfied at 32.83±7.51 months. The most important variable was the child's adaptation to the orthosis treatment without an adverse reaction. Additionally, better compliance was found in children with higher-educated parents. CONCLUSION: Non-compliance with periods of intolerance is very common for children during orthosis treatment. Parents' coping strategies are very important to avoid relapses. It is important to develop strategies to guide parents.
Authors: N Berger; D Lewens; M Salzmann; A Hapfelmeier; L Döderlein; P M Prodinger Journal: BMC Musculoskelet Disord Date: 2018-07-18 Impact factor: 2.362
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