Abstract
50 children aged from 7 to 13 years with recurrent club foot and operated in the age from one to three years old in different regions of the country by methods of Ulzibat, McKay and Zatsepin were evaluated. After surgical treatment of the recurrent club foot by methods of Ulzibat and McKay, significant changes in soft tissues and osteoarticular structures made it necessary a reconstruction of the foot with the use of Ilizarov device for final correction of the deformity. The method by Zatsepin for surgical treatment of club foot in children was found to be the most favorable for preservation of soft tissues and anatomical position of foot bones. If the club foot re-occurred in children aged from 7 to 13 years, the operation of choice should be a ligamentous and muscular plasty with a full release of all joints in hindfoot, midfoot and forefoot and with the use of Ilizarov device for final correction of the deformity.
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