Clubfoot Research

NDORMS research into management of clubfoot.

We are a multi-disciplinary group including surgeons, physiotherapists, doctors and qualitative researchers with an interest in management of clubfoot, especially in resource-limited settings.

Researchers

Prof Chris Lavy, Consultant Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon

Mr Tim Theologis, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Andrew Wainwright, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr Tracey Smythe, Physiotherapist / Researcher

Jennifer McCahill, Highly Specialist Physiotherapist & PhD candidate

Dr Julie Stebbins, Clinical Scientist

Dr Sarah Drew, Qualitative Researcher

Mr Jim Turner, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr Claire Nugent, Oxford Academic Foundation Programme 2018

Dr Murtaza Kadhum, Oxford Academic Foundation Programme 2018/9

Dr Sharaf Sheik-Ali, Oxford Academic Foundation Programme 2018-20

Grace Drury, Researcher

Dr Sergio Navarro - visiting student

Research projects with CURE Ethiopia Children's Hospital, Global Clubfoot Initiative, CURE Clubfoot & MiracleFeet.

Linked Articles

'Experience of global musculoskeletal research: considering the whole child when treating a single impairment. A case study of clubfoot in older children.' Blog by Johanna Mostyn & Tracey Smythe on Global Musculoskeletal (The Global Health Network)

Publications

Foot function during gait and parental perceived outcome in older children with symptomatic club foot deformity.

McCahill JL. et al, (2020), Bone Jt Open, 1, 384 - 391

The role of clubfoot training programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Sheik-Ali S. et al, (2020), Trop Doct, 50, 291 - 299

Remote monitoring of clubfoot treatment with digital photographs in low resource settings: Is it accurate?

Smythe T. et al, (2020), PLoS One, 15

An Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of the Ponseti Method in Clubfoot Treatment.

Kadhum M. et al, (2019), Appl Bionics Biomech, 2019

Evaluation of a simple tool to assess the results of Ponseti treatment for use by clubfoot therapists: a diagnostic accuracy study.

Smythe T. et al, (2019), J Foot Ankle Res, 12

Development and validation of a delayed presenting clubfoot score to predict the response to Ponseti casting for children aged 2-10.

Nunn TR. et al, (2018), Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr, 13, 171 - 177

A comparison of outcome measures used to report clubfoot treatment with the Ponseti method: results from a cohort in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Smythe T. et al, (2018), BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 19

The feasibility of a training course for clubfoot treatment in Africa: A mixed methods study.

Smythe T. et al, (2018), PLoS One, 13

Clubfoot treatment in 2015: a global perspective.

Owen RM. et al, (2018), BMJ Glob Health, 3

The development of a training course for clubfoot treatment in Africa: learning points for course development.

Smythe T. et al, (2018), BMC Med Educ, 18

Indicators to assess the functionality of clubfoot clinics in low-resource settings: a Delphi consensus approach and pilot study.

Smythe T. et al, (2018), Int Health, 10, 340 - 348

Repeatability of the Oxford Foot Model in children with foot deformity.

McCahill J. et al, (2018), Gait Posture, 61, 86 - 89

What is a good result after clubfoot treatment? A Delphi-based consensus on success by regional clubfoot trainers from across Africa.

Smythe T. et al, (2017), PLoS One, 12

The effectiveness of sustainable serial casting for clubfoot deformity in a low resource setting.

Turner J. et al, (2018), Malawi Med J, 30, 37 - 39

Assessment of success of the Ponseti method of clubfoot management in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

Smythe T. et al, (2017), BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 18

What factors impact on the implementation of clubfoot treatment services in low and middle-income countries?: a narrative synthesis of existing qualitative studies.

Drew S. et al, (2018), BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 19

Cost-effectiveness of club-foot treatment in low-income and middle-income countries by the Ponseti method.

Grimes CE. et al, (2016), BMJ Glob Health, 1

Birth prevalence of congenital talipes equinovarus in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Smythe T. et al, (2017), Trop Med Int Health, 22, 269 - 285

Results of clubfoot treatment after manipulation and casting using the Ponseti method: experience in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Smythe T. et al, (2016), Trop Med Int Health, 21, 1311 - 1318

What factors affect patient access and engagement with clubfoot treatment in low- and middle-income countries? Meta-synthesis of existing qualitative studies using a social ecological model.

Drew S. et al, (2016), Trop Med Int Health, 21, 570 - 589

A collaborative public health approach to clubfoot intervention in 10 low-income and middle-income countries: 2-year outcomes and lessons learnt.

Owen RM. et al, (2012), J Pediatr Orthop B, 21, 361 - 365

Clubfoot in Malawi: treatment-seeking behaviour.

Bedford KJA. et al, (2011), Trop Doct, 41, 211 - 214

Clubfoot in Malawi: local theories of causation.

Bedford KJA. et al, (2011), Trop Doct, 41, 65 - 67

The classification of congenital talipes equinovarus.

Wainwright AM. et al, (2002), J Bone Joint Surg Br, 84, 1020 - 1024

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Foot function during gait and parental perceived outcome in older children with symptomatic club foot deformity.

The role of clubfoot training programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Remote monitoring of clubfoot treatment with digital photographs in low resource settings: Is it accurate?

An Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of the Ponseti Method in Clubfoot Treatment.

Evaluation of a simple tool to assess the results of Ponseti treatment for use by clubfoot therapists: a diagnostic accuracy study.

Development and validation of a delayed presenting clubfoot score to predict the response to Ponseti casting for children aged 2-10.

A comparison of outcome measures used to report clubfoot treatment with the Ponseti method: results from a cohort in Harare, Zimbabwe.

The feasibility of a training course for clubfoot treatment in Africa: A mixed methods study.

Clubfoot treatment in 2015: a global perspective.

The development of a training course for clubfoot treatment in Africa: learning points for course development.

Indicators to assess the functionality of clubfoot clinics in low-resource settings: a Delphi consensus approach and pilot study.

Repeatability of the Oxford Foot Model in children with foot deformity.

What is a good result after clubfoot treatment? A Delphi-based consensus on success by regional clubfoot trainers from across Africa.

The effectiveness of sustainable serial casting for clubfoot deformity in a low resource setting.

Assessment of success of the Ponseti method of clubfoot management in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

What factors impact on the implementation of clubfoot treatment services in low and middle-income countries?: a narrative synthesis of existing qualitative studies.

Cost-effectiveness of club-foot treatment in low-income and middle-income countries by the Ponseti method.

Birth prevalence of congenital talipes equinovarus in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Results of clubfoot treatment after manipulation and casting using the Ponseti method: experience in Harare, Zimbabwe.

What factors affect patient access and engagement with clubfoot treatment in low- and middle-income countries? Meta-synthesis of existing qualitative studies using a social ecological model.

A collaborative public health approach to clubfoot intervention in 10 low-income and middle-income countries: 2-year outcomes and lessons learnt.

Clubfoot in Malawi: treatment-seeking behaviour.

Clubfoot in Malawi: local theories of causation.

The classification of congenital talipes equinovarus.

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Clubfoot Research

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