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Malawi Medical Journal
College of Medicine, University of Malawi and Medical Association of Malawi
ISSN: 1995-7262
Vol. 30, No. 1, 2018, pp. 37-39
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Bioline Code: mm18008
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Malawi Medical Journal, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2018, pp. 37-39
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The effectiveness of sustainable serial casting for clubfoot deformity in a low resource setting
Turner, James; Quiney, Freddie; Cashman, John & Lavy, Chris
Abstract
Aims
Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of the Malawi Clubfoot Programme and comment on such health care strategies in developing
countries.
Methods Medical records of 1069 children attending 29 clinics within Malawi were identified between 2007 and 2013. Due to incomplete
recording, only 596 patients had adequate data which could be further analysed.
Results The mean age of presentation was 103 days (range 0-8 years) with a sex distribution of M1.76:F1. The mean Pirani score at presentation
was 4.55 and on completion of casting was 1.39. A correlation was identified between the number of castings and the initial Pirani
score (positive coefficient 0.2626 p<0.0001), the final casting score (negative coefficient -0.1441 p<0.0006) and the change in Pirani
score (positive coefficient 0.3200 (p<0.0001)). The number of patients attending the clinics increased per year and the average number
of castings was reduced from 6 to 5 between 2008 and 2012. There was also moderate correlation between the number of years the
programme had been re-instated and the average change in Pirani score between in each casting (R score 0.36)
Conclusion
Serial casting performed by paramedical personnel within an established self- sustained national programme can effectively treat CTEV
in low resource countries.
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