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CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2024; 59(04): e613-e616
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788785
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Ortopedia Pediátrica

Congenital Clubfoot: Difficulties in Maintaining the Use of the Dennis-Brown Orthosis by Caregivers

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Fernando Minari Sassi 
1   Faculdade Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
,
Filipe Augusto Shimanoe Nazario 
1   Faculdade Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
,
Gabriela Bardelli 
2   FAE Centro Universitário, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
,
Ana Carolina Pauleto 
1   Faculdade Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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Abstract

Objective This study aimed to identify the main difficulties faced by the family when a child with congenital clubfoot (CC) uses the Dennis-Brown orthosis.

Method This study interviewed via Google Forms caregivers of children treated from 2015 to 2018 regarding their difficulties in orthosis use.

Results The answers revealed that orthosis-related difficulties are independent of the child's gender, age, or affected side. We noted that 41.7% of the respondents reported some difficulty, especially the child's irritation when using the orthosis (93.3%).

Conclusion The main factor in CC relapses is poor adherence to orthosis use. As a result, studying factors causing or increasing the probability of interrupting orthosis use is significant in creating strategies to facilitate their use, potentially reducing CC recurrence.

Keywords

clubfoot - foot deformities - foot orthoses - orthopedic devices

Work carried out at the Faculdade Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Brazil.




Publication History

Received: 10 September 2023

Accepted: 14 November 2023

Article published online:
04 September 2024

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