07 March 2026 : Clinical Research
Achilles Tendon Release in Clubfoot: Radiological Comparison of Needle and Scalpel Techniques
Hilmi Alkan
ABDEF 1*, Mehmet Murat Bala CG 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.952038
Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e952038
Figure 1 STROBE flow diagram of the study population. The flowchart illustrates patient eligibility assessment, exclusion criteria, and the final number of patients included in the analysis. Reasons for exclusion, including neuromuscular clubfoot, syndromic clubfoot, recurrent clubfoot, previous surgical intervention for congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV), and incomplete data, are shown.