Efectividad del método ponseti en niños con pie equino varo que asisten al Hospital Dr. Roberto Gilbert, de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Equine varus foot is a public health problem, causing alterations at the physical, psychological, social and financial level to patients and their families; the gravity is given according to the level of rigidity of the deformities affecting mainly the musculoskeletal system. The objective of this research is to determine the effectiveness of the Ponseti Method in children with equine varus foot who attend the Ponseti Clinic of the Children's Hospital Dr. Roberto Gilbert Elizalde in the city of Guayaquil. To this end, an application study of longitudinal section was made with a sample of 30 patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The information was tabulated through the design of graphs to determine the effectiveness of the method. In the results according to the classification of Dimeglio through the evaluation made before the treatment, 30% of the sample had a very severe stiffness level, 50% serious level, 20% moderate level; After treatment the values changed to 3.33% very serious level, 30% serious level, 50% moderate level and 16.67% of the total sample a level of benign rigidity. Therefore, the Ponseti method constitutes the best treatment alternative for equine varus foot with excellent (16.67%), good (46.67%) and regular results (23,33%).