Article Evaluation
Club Foot 1) Everything in the article seems relevant. 2) The article is fairly neutral although, there are several sections in need of citations. 3) The French method could be represented with more details. 3) The citations seem to work and support the source and claims of the article. 4) It is questionable where some of the facts came from due to a lack of citations associated with them. The citations that I checked appeared to be peer reviewed and neutral. 5) Many of the sources are over 10 years old and could potentially be out of date if more current literature exists. 6) There are conversations about the effectiveness of some of the treatments and edits about grammar and syntax within the article.
The second introduction paragraph could use a citation for the statistics on birth ratio of club foot. The first paragraph of genetics is vague citing :most studies". More information on which studies could be helpful. I agree that several more citations are needed throughout the body of the genetics section.Msouza224 (talk) 16:46, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
Clubfoot Article could use a section on the French Method treatment. The French method is another form of conservative treatment and although not as effective as the Ponsetti method and not as commonly used, it has shown success in the past and is worth mentioning.
Source citations: Dobbs, M. B., & Gurnett, C. A. (2009). Update on Clubfoot: Etiology and Treatment. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 467(5), 1146–1153. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-009-0734-9
Week 5 Draft Your article:
The French Method
The French Method for treatment of clubfoot is a conservative method of treatment of a newborn which requires daily physical therapy intervention for the first two months. The goal of this treatment is to avoid future need of surgical intervention, yet the success rate varies and posterior release surgical intervention may still be necessary. The physical therapy treatment includes daily manipulations of the feet along with stretching of the feet followed by taping in order to maintain the range of motion gains achieved at the end of each session. The French Method differs from the Ponseti Method in that the taping techniques allow some motion in the feet. Another focus of the French Method is to strengthen the peroneal muscles which is thought to contribute towards long-term correction. After the two month mark, according to the French Method, physical therapy sessions can be weaned down to three times per week instead of daily until the child reaches six months old. Parents are required to continue on with home exercises and night splinting even after the program has achieved proper foot correction in order to maintain the correction. Still, according to Dobbs & Gurnett (2009) the Ponseti Method seems to be the gold standard conservative treatment method for clubfoot so far.