Bangladesh and WFL possibly leads the world in clubfoot research in a countrywide program. In 2023, our 10th research paper published. Entitled: “Exploring the distribution of risk factors for drop-out from Ponseti treatment for clubfoot across Bangladesh using geospatial cluster analysis”.

We have now published 10 papers in:

• Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics
• Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
• Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin
• Orthopedic Research Online Journal
• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Geospatial Health

Our research papers:

1. The Bangladesh Clubfoot Project: the first 5 000 feet.
2. The Bangla clubfoot tool: a repeatability study.
3. The Bangladesh Clubfoot Project: Audit of 2-Year Outcomes of Ponseti Treatment in 400 Children.
4. Walk for life–the National Clubfoot Project of Bangladesh: the four-year outcomes of 150 congenital clubfoot cases following Ponseti method.
5. Application of ‘Fast Cast’ and ‘Needle Tenotomy’ protocols with the Ponseti method to improve clubfoot management in Bangladesh.
6. Outcome of Clubfoot Correction at ‘Walk for Life’ Clinic of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital: A Four Year Review
7. Factors Affecting Parents to ‘Drop-Out’ from Ponseti Method and Children’s Clubfoot Relapse
8. Successful Treatment of Neglected Clubfeet in 10 Cases Using Ponseti Method, with Outcomes after 8 Years
9. A Community Audit of 300 “Drop-Out” Instances in Children Undergoing Ponseti Clubfoot Care in Bangladesh—What Do the Parents Say?
10. Exploring the distribution of risk factors for drop-out from Ponseti treatment for clubfoot across Bangladesh using geospatial cluster analysis.

Further research on frequency of casting and tenotomy techniques is underway.

Dr. Angela Evans; Major General Md. Fashiur Rahman, ndc and Mohommad Mamun Hossen Chowdhury lead the research team.