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The objective of this study was to analyze the outcomes of Ponseti treatment in adults with neglected clubfoot.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n Thirty patients were initially treated using the Ponseti method. Twenty-one patients (33 feet; mean age, 34 years; range, 21\u201353 years) had at least 12 months of follow-up and were included in the final analysis. Additional bone surgery was performed only in feet that were not fully corrected after serial cast changes and Achilles tenotomy. Statistical analysis was used to correlate the following: number of casts; pre-treatment flexibility and foot rotation; age; additional bone surgery beyond tenotomy;\n sex<\/jats:bold>\n ; residual deformity; forefoot abduction before tenotomy; and results according to AOFAS score.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n A total of 85% had rigid or mildly flexible feet. A mean of 11.6 casts (3\u201325) were performed before the Achilles tenotomy. A total of 33% had additional bone surgery after the Ponseti method (casts and Achilles tenotomy). There was a significant improvement in the AOFAS score (32\u201379) in a mean follow-up of 32 months. More flexible feet required fewer cast changes and showed better outcomes (p\u2009<\u20090.05). Older age and lower forefoot abduction values after the cast period were positively correlated with the need for additional bone surgery (p\u2009<\u20090.05). The percentage of residual deformity was significantly higher in males (p\u2009=\u20090.03).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n The method applied proved to be a viable and effective alternative for the treatment of neglected clubfoot in adults.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0358249","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,15]],"date-time":"2026-09-15T17:35:06Z","timestamp":1789493706000},"page":"e0358249","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Treatment of adult neglected clubfoot with Ponseti method: Consecutive case series of thirty-three feet"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3231-6512","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Davi de Podest\u00e1","family":"Haje","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopectus Clinical Center","place":["Brasilia, Brazil"]},{"name":"Base Hospital of the Federal District","place":["Brasilia, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Helena C\u00f4rte","family":"Gemayel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Base Hospital of the Federal District","place":["Brasilia, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandre Vidica","family":"Marinho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Base Hospital of the Federal District","place":["Brasilia, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paula Beatriz Costa","family":"Gon\u00e7alves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Base Hospital of the Federal District","place":["Brasilia, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,15]]},"reference":[{"issue":"8","key":"pone.0358249.ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"624","DOI":"10.5312\/wjo.v8.i8.624","article-title":"Ponseti method treatment of neglected idiopathic clubfoot: Preliminary results of a multi-center study in Nigeria","volume":"8","author":"OO Adegbehingbe","year":"2017","journal-title":"World J Orthop"},{"issue":"2","key":"pone.0358249.ref002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1097\/BPO.0000000000000723","article-title":"The Ponseti Method for Clubfoot Treatment in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Barriers and Solutions to Service Delivery","volume":"37","author":"RR Johnson","year":"2017","journal-title":"J Pediatr Orthop"},{"issue":"2","key":"pone.0358249.ref003","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"99","DOI":"10.1097\/BPB.0000000000000266","article-title":"Modified Ponseti method of treatment for correction of neglected clubfoot in older children and adolescents--a preliminary report","volume":"25","author":"RHZ Bashi","year":"2016","journal-title":"J Pediatr Orthop B"},{"issue":"5","key":"pone.0358249.ref004","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"529","DOI":"10.4103\/0019-5413.189597","article-title":"Evaluation of Ponseti method in neglected clubfoot","volume":"50","author":"A Sinha","year":"2016","journal-title":"Indian J Orthop"},{"issue":"3","key":"pone.0358249.ref005","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1097\/BPO.0000000000000801","article-title":"Results of Ponseti Brasil Program: Multicentric Study in 1621 Feet: Preliminary Results","volume":"37","author":"MP Nogueira","year":"2017","journal-title":"J Pediatr Orthop"},{"key":"pone.0358249.ref006","volume-title":"Congenital clubfoot: fundamentals of treatment","author":"IV Ponseti","year":"1996"},{"issue":"2","key":"pone.0358249.ref007","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"153","DOI":"10.1097\/01.bto.0000162987.08300.5e","article-title":"The Neglected Clubfoot","volume":"20","author":"JN Penny","year":"2005","journal-title":"Tech Orthop"},{"issue":"23","key":"pone.0358249.ref008","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2004","DOI":"10.2106\/JBJS.18.00445","article-title":"Outcomes of the Ponseti Method for Untreated Clubfeet in Nepalese Patients Seen Between the Ages of One and Five Years and Followed for at Least 10 Years","volume":"100","author":"B Banskota","year":"2018","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am"},{"issue":"1","key":"pone.0358249.ref009","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.2106\/JBJS.CC.L.00144","article-title":"Neglected Idiopathic Bilateral Clubfoot Successfully Treated with the Ponseti Method: A Case Report","volume":"3","author":"D de Podest\u00e1 Haje","year":"2013","journal-title":"JBJS Case Connect"},{"issue":"2","key":"pone.0358249.ref010","first-page":"1","article-title":"Ponseti Method After Walking Age - 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