Functional Limitations in Congenital Talipes Equinus Patients After Achilles Tendon Release Post 3 Months

Abstract

Objective: The aim of study was to determine functional limitations in congenital talipes equinus after Achilles tendon release post 3months on Functional rating scale by Laavage and Ponesti. Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted for a period of 6 months from August 2018 till January 2019 at Ghurki Trust and Teaching Hospital, Lahore in which 102 subjects were included according to inclusion criteria by convenient sampling technique. Permission from the Ethical Committee of the Lahore College of Physical Therapy and the concerned patients was obtained. Functional limitations of each patient were determined through Functional Rating Scale (FRS) by Laavage and Ponesti. FRS scale has six domains including satisfaction level, function, and pain, position of heel when standing, passive motion and gait. Results: Results have cleared that out of 51 subjects, 2 subjects have extreme functional limitations, 4 with severe functional limitations, 15 with moderate functional limitations and 30 subjects had mild functional limitations. Conclusion: Patients, who underwent bilateral circumferential Achilles tendon release, had mild functional limitations when assessed through FRS post 3 month.