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Revista Médica Electrónica

versión On-line ISSN 1684-1824

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OLIVAN GONZALVO, Gonzalo  y  OLIVAN GRACIA, Santiago. Congenital clubfoot treatment throughout history. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2021, vol.43, n.2, pp. 3303-3317.  Epub 30-Abr-2021. ISSN 1684-1824.

Congenital clubfoot treatment has evolved throughout history. Serial manipulations and immobilizations were used from antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages. From the Renaissance to the 17th century the first orthotics were created. In the 18th century, the use of plaster casts began and complex orthotics and footwear developed. The period from 19th century until the third decade of the 20th century was characterized by the practice of tenotomies, with surgery being the main therapeutic approach. In the 20th century, Joseph Kite and Ignacio Ponseti described their effective non-surgical method, which led to the return to serial manipulations and immobilizations in the face of aggressive surgery. When reviewing the history of clubfoot treatment, it is surprising to see that the treating doctors made the same mistakes over and over again because they constantly ignored what they had already learned from their predecessors and, instead, were often confused by the new ones information or trends. In the 21st century, advances in cell biology, molecular genetics, diagnostic imaging, biomechanics and biomaterials suggest that personalized treatments can be designed for patients with clubfoot.

Palabras clave : clubfoot; orthopedic procedures; history of medicine.

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