- Well though-out introduction of percutaneous Achilles tenotomy during functional treatment of congenital talipes equinovarus: Which indications produce the best results? April 2021 - Virginie Nguyen Khac, Marine De Tienda, Valérie Merzoug, Christophe Glorion, Raphaël Seringe, Philippe Wicart
- MRI recovery of the Achilles tendon after percutaneous tenotomy in older children April 2021 - Manye Yao, Chunxu Zhang, Weyland Cheng, Junhong Guo & Shijie Dong
- Percutaneous Achilles tenotomy under local anaesthetic in the clubfoot clinic was safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, for both children and parents 2021 Jul Benjamin Barkham, Thomas McNally, Aishling Russell, Anna Bridgens, Yael Gelfer
- Effect of Achilles tendon on kinematic coupling relationship between tarsal bones: a pilot finite element study 2020 Jun - Song-Jian Li, Lei Tang, Li Zhao, Cheng-Long Liu, Yu-Bin Liu
- Lengthening of Achilles Tendon from the Percutaneous Tenotomy Procedure in Ponseti’s Method June 2020 - Yen Chang Lin, Wei Ning Chang, Yu Cheng Lai
- Ultrasonographic aspects of the Achilles tendon after tenotomy for the treatment of congenital clubfoot by the Ponseti technique 2020 Jan/Feb - Marcelo de Toledo Piza Watzl1, Alair Augusto Sarmet Moreira Damas dos Santos, Armando Leão Ferreira Neto, Danilo Alves de Araujo
- Confirmation of Tenotomy Healing at 3 Weeks Using the Ponseti Protocol January 2020 - Olalekan Anipole, Olayinka Oladiran Adegbehingbe, Oluwagbemiga Ayoola
- Early management of clubfoot by the Ponseti method with complete percutaneous tenotomy of tendoachillis 2019 Aug - Mushtaq Abdulkhaleq Khorsheed, Las Jamal Khorsheed Hwaizi
- A comparison study on hindfoot correction, Achilles tendon length and thickness between clubfoot patients treated with percutaneous Achilles tendon tenotomy versus casting alone using Ponseti method May 2019 Saturveithan Chandirasegaran, Roshan Gunalan, Saw Aik, Shaleen Kaur
- Predicting the Need for Tenotomy in the Management of Idiopathic Clubfoot by the Ponseti Method September 2018 - Ranjit Deshmukh, Aditi Kulkarni
- Extended Ponseti method for failed tenotomy in idiopathic clubfeet: a pilot study 2018 Sep - Anil Agarwal, Nargesh Agrawal, Sitanshu Barik, Neeraj Gupta
- Predicting the Need for Tenotomy in the Management of Idiopathic Clubfoot by the Ponseti Method September 2018 - Ranjit Deshmukh, Aditi Kulkarni
- Percutaneous heel cord release for clubfoot: a retrospective, multicentre cost analysis 2018 Jun - B Hedrick, F K Gettys, S Richards, R D Muchow, C-H Jo, M D Abbott
- Frequency of percutaneous achilles tenotomy in the treatment of idiopathic clubfoot using the ponseti method June 2018 - Chukwuemeka Anisi, Joseph E Asuquo, Innocent Abang, Pius Agweye
- Percutaneous achillotomy in the treatment of congenital clubfoot: should it be performed in the operating theater or the polyclinic? 2018 Jun - Ümit Tuhanioğlu,corresponding author Hasan U. Oğur, Fırat Seyfettinoğlu, Hakan Çiçek, Volkan T. Tekbaş, and Ahmet Kapukaya
- Achilles tenotomy as an office procedure and current practising trends among New Zealand orthopaedic surgeons 2018 May - Lewis Agius, Angus Wickham, Cameron Walker, Joshua Knudsen
- Early Results of a New Technique of Percutaneous Achilles Tenotomy for Idiopathic Clubfoot: The Posterior to Anterior Controlled (PAC) Techniques Sharma, MF Butt Feb 2018
- Sonographic evaluation of Achilles tendon healing in tenotomies for congenital clubfoot and Ponsetis treatment. A 12-week follow-up May-Jun 2017 - J G Ríos-Ruiz, D M González-Torres, L A Valdez-Jiménez
- The impact of the early tenotomy of the Achilles tendon on the length and results of the treatment of severe forms of congenital clubfoot January 2017 - Zoran Rakonjac
- A comparison study on hindfoot correction, Achilles tendon length and thickness between clubfoot patients treated with percutaneous Achilles tendon tenotomy versus casting alone using Ponseti method May 2019 Saturveithan Chandirasegaran, Roshan Gunalan, Saw Aik, Shaleen Kaur
- ‘Fast cast’ and ‘needle Tenotomy’ protocols with the Ponseti method to improve clubfoot management in Bangladesh- November 2017 - Angela Evans, Mamun Chowdhury, Sohel Rana, Shariar Rahman & Abu Hena Mahboo
- Experience with Ponseti Protocol and Achilles Tenotomy in the management of Clubfoot at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria Apr 2017 - A Adewole, O M Williams, M O Shoga, M O Kayode, S O Giwa
- Initial Correction Predicts the Need for Secondary Achilles Tendon Procedures in Patients With Idiopathic Clubfoot Treated With Ponseti Casting 2016 - Jan Pooya Hosseinzadeh, Robert B Steiner, Christopher B Hayes, Ryan D Muchow, Henry J Iwinski, Janet L Walker, Vishwas R Talwalkar, Todd A Milbrandt
- A mini-open technique for Achilles tenotomy in infantswith clubfoot Sept 2015 - Rhett MacNeille, William Hennrikus, Brian Stapinski, Garrett Leonard
- Comparative results of percutaneous Achilles tenotomy to combined open Achilles tenotomy with posterior capsulotomy in the correction of equinus deformity in congenital talipes equinovarus 2015 Feb - Emmanouil Grigoriou, Nariman Abol Oyoun, Indranil Kushare, Keith D Baldwin, B David Horn, Richard S Davidson
- Lateral Tibiocalcaneal Angle As a Determinant for Percutaneous Achilles Tenotomy for Idiopathic Clubfeet 2015 Aug Seungcheol Kang, Soo-Sung Park
- Reliability of radiographic measures in infants with clubfoot treated with the Ponseti method March 2015 - Catherine C Zimmerman, Blaise A Nemeth, Kenneth J Noonan, Timothy P Vanderbilt
- Ultrasonographic findings after Achilles tenotomy during Ponseti treatment for clubfeet: Is ultrasound a reliable tool to assess tendon healing? 2014 - P. Nasr, L. Berman & A. Rehm
- Effect of Achilles tenotomy on congenital clubfoot-associated calf-muscle atrophy: an ultrasonographic study 2013 May Hisateru Niki 1, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takaaki Hirano, Hirokazu Okada, Moroe Beppu
- Propofol sedation for infants with idiopathic clubfoot undergoing percutaneous tendoachilles tenotomy 2013 Jan - Mohamad Iravani, John Chalabi, Rachel Kim, Edward Ebramzadeh, Lewis E Zionts
- Ultrasonographic observation of the healing process in the gap after a Ponseti-type Achilles tenotomy for idiopathic congenital clubfoot at two-year follow-up Sept 2012 - Hisateru Niki, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takaaki Hirano, Hirokazu Okada, Moroe Beppu
- Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy for Tendo-achillis Release in cases of Clubfoot – Technical Note January 2012 - Sandeep Patwardhan, Ashok K Shyam, Parag Sancheti
See a video showing the Needle Tenotomy procedure
EDIT: This video is no longer public. You may be able to view it by contacting the authors of the paper directly.
- Achilles tenotomy as an office procedure: safety and efficacy as part of the Ponseti serial casting protocol for clubfoot 2012 Jun - Ehud Lebel, Michael Karasik, Mariella Bernstein-Weyel, Yuri Mishukov, Amos Peyser
- Multiple tenotomies after Ponseti method for management of severe rigid clubfoot 2011 Nov - Hazem M ElTayeby
- Safety of percutaneous tendoachilles tenotomy performed under general anesthesia on infants with idiopathic clubfoot 2009 Dec - Stephen A Parada 1, Glen O Baird, Roberto A Auffant, Bryan J Tompkins, Paul M Caskey
- Analytical radiography of clubfoot after tenotomy 2008 Sep - Antoine de Gheldere, Pierre-Louis Docquier
- Predicting the need for tenotomy in the Ponseti method for correction of clubfeet July-Aug 2004 - David M Scher, David S Feldman, Harold J P van Bosse, Debra A Sala, Wallace B Lehman
Botox for tendon lengthening.
Using Botox to Treat Patients With Idiopathic Clubfoot This page lists an ongoing and actively recruiting study that Dr. Christine Alvarez is the principle researcher. This link is listed only for informational purposes. The study is not guaranteed to be ongoing however as of July 2025 the page shows as active and recruiting. For participants 12 and younger, in Vancouver, BC Canada.
Botulinum toxin in treatment of clubfoot relapse - Patent application by Chrinstine Alvarez - status: Abandoned
- Botulinum Toxin Type A Versus Placebo for Idiopathic Clubfoot: A Two-Center, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial - Sept 2018 - Christine M Alvarez, James G Wright, Harpreet Chhina, Alyssa Howren, Peggy Law
- Early ultrasonographic evaluation of idiopathic clubfeet treated with manipulations, casts, and Botox®: A double-blind randomized control trial - Feb 2015 - Alyssa M. Howren, Douglas H. Jamieson, and Christine M. Alvarez
- Onabotulinumtoxin A injections: a safety review of children with clubfoot under 2 years of age at BC Children's Hospital Harpreet - March 2014 - Chhina, Alyssa Howren, Andrea Simmonds, Christine M Alvarez
- The effectiveness of botulinum A toxin as an adjunct to the treatment of clubfeet by the Ponseti method: a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study - Sept 2009 - Robert Jay Cummings
- The Use of Botulinum Type A Toxin in the Treatment of Idiopathic Clubfoot: 5-year Follow-up - Sept 2009 - Alvarez, Christine M. MD, FRCSC, MSc; De Vera, Mary A. MSc; Chhina, Harpreet MSc; Williams, Linda PT; Durlacher, Kim BPE, BScOT, CHT; Kaga, Serap BSc, CO
- Treatment of Idiopathic Clubfoot Utilizing Botulinum A Toxin A New Method and its Short-term Outcomes - March 2005 - Alvarez, Christine M MD, FRCSC, MSc (Surg); Tredwell, Stephen J MD, FRCSC; Keenan, Sean P MD, FRCPC, MSc (Epid); Beauchamp, Richard D MD, FRCSC; Choit, Rachel L BSc; Sawatzky, Bonita J PhD; De Vera, Mary A BSc
