Walk for life - the National Clubfoot Project of Bangladesh: the four-year outcomes of 150 congenital clubfoot cases following Ponseti method

Table 1 Relapse assessment protocol (after Bhaskar) [14]

LEFT	RIGHT	Description
1A/2A	1A/2A	Reduced ankle dorsiflexion: <15 to 0 (1A) Fixed ankle equinus: <0 (2A)
1B/2B	1B/2B	Gait supinated, dynamic forefoot adduction/supination – flexible relapse (1B) Fixed adduction of forefoot - curved and rigid relapse (2B)
3	3	Two or more fixed deformities*

Relapse assessment was performed in two steps
1. Examine ankle range, with knee extended
2. Watch gait for supination
*Fixed ankle equinus and adduction and cavus (partial relapse)
*Heel varus and ankle equinus, midfoot cavus, forefoot adduction (total relapse)

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