The Application Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging In The Infantile Congenital Clubfoot

Objective This study was designed to evaluate the applied value of MRI in the infantile congenital clubfoot (CCF) and to provide a reasonable basis for clinical examination. MRI can apparently show the more anatomic details in foot deformities so as to obtain principle for treatment and follow-up of congenital clubfoot.Materials and Methods 12 patients (7 boys and 5 girls;Age range from 5 months to 24 months ;mean age 12 months) Diagnosed CCF by clinical characters.these patients include unilateral clubfeet 8 and bilateral clubfeet 4. The 8 contralateral feet of patients with CCF were considered as normal and used for reference.MRI studies were performed with a 0.2T MRI Scanner with a knee coil.Axial and coronal images were obtained with a T₁-weighted spin-echo (SE) pulse sequence ,a repetition time (TR) of msec,and echo time (TE) of msec (TR/TE = 500-600ms/22-26ms),a T₂-weighted fast spin-echo (FSE) pulse sequence (TR/TE=1600-3000ms/80ms) and 1-2 excitations.slice thickness =4mm.All CCF were taken to obtain the true transverse ,sagittal and coronal...