%0 Journal Article %A Al Ibraheem, F. %A Odat, M. M. %T Non-Surgical Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot %D 2003 %J Qatar Medical Journal, %V 2003 %N 2 %@ 2227-0426 %C 6 %R https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2003.2.6 %K manipulation casting %K congenital talipes equinovarus %K posteromedial release %K Clubfoot %I Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press), %X Objective: To evaluate how effective was the conserva-tive treatment in managing congenital talipes equinovarus deformity. Methods: This is a retrospective study of 25 children treated with manipulation, casting followed by percutane-ous tenotomy at the age of thee months with casting till age of walking with a follow-up between 2-5 years 25 pa-tients 18 males 7females M\F (2.6-1), 19 bilateral (15 My 4 F), 6 unilateral (3 M, 3 F) total of 44 feet. Result: The first three months offer the skilled and knowledgeable surgeon a golden opportunity to correct the deformity by manipulation and casting. Proper manipula-tive techniques followed by the applications of well-molded plaster casts offer the best and safest correction of most clubfeet in infants. Failures of manipulative treatment usually occur when the surgeon lacks a thorough knowledge of the kinematics and pathological anatomy of the deformity. Conclusion: CTEV can be treated by manipulation, casting and ETA in about 70% of cases with good results if managed early and by skilled orthopedic surgeon. Some feet are unpredictable and in spite of the severity of the deformity, respond well to conservative treatment. %U https://www.qscience.com/content/journals/10.5339/qmj.2003.2.6