METHOD FOR ESTIMATING CONGENITAL CLUBFOOT CONSERVATIVE THERAPY EFFECTIVENESS Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A61B5/103 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves carrying out anthropometrical study by measuring shank at the level of ankle joint and recalculating the results in arc degrees. Distance between the external and internal ankle-bone middle points is measured on the frontal shank surface during the third-fourth life months of congenital clubfoot patient on the background of conservative therapy applied. External fibular ankle-bone position is determined from dislocation angle relative to tibial distal epiphysis center using a formula =360°/L x (L₁-L₂), where L is the shank circumference at the level of ankle joint in cm, L₁ is the distance between the external and internal ankle-bone middle points on the frontal shank surface, L₂ is the 1/2 of the shank circumference at the level of ankle joint. External fibular ankle-bone dislocation angle relative to tibial distal epiphysis center reaching 40%, conclusions are drawn concerning treatment effectiveness. External fibular ankle-bone dislocation angle relative to tibial distal epiphysis center being greater than 40%, conclusions are drawn concerning surgical treatment necessity.

EFFECT: high accuracy of the method.

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