Rushforth G F
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1978 Nov;60-B(4):530-2. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.60B4.711803.
This paper reports on a prospective study undertaken to determine the natural history of untreated idiopathic hooked forefoot. The progress of 130 affected feet in eighty-three children was followed for an average of seven years. At review 86% of the feet were normal or only mildly deformed and all were fully mobile; 10% were still moderately deformed but were asymptomatic; 4% remained deformed and stiff. It was not possible to detect these resistant cases before the age of three years, but the low failure rate would seem to justify a policy of expectant treatment.
本文报道了一项前瞻性研究，旨在确定未经治疗的特发性钩状前足的自然病程。对83名儿童的130只患足进行了平均7年的随访。复查时，86%的足正常或仅有轻度畸形，且全部活动自如；10%仍有中度畸形但无症状；4%仍有畸形且僵硬。在3岁之前无法检测出这些抗治疗的病例，但低失败率似乎证明了期待疗法的合理性。
