Flat-top talus (FTT) is a complication well-known to those treating clubfoot. Despite varying anecdotal opinions, its association with different treatments, especially the
Ponseti first advocated his treatment for idiopathic clubfoot in the early 1950's. The method has only gained popularity and widespread use since the 1990's. Despite publications showing favourable results, there is little published data scrutinising the change in modes of talipes treatment. This study sought to define the trends in treatment for Idiopathic Clubfoot in Scotland over a twelve-year period (1997 – 2008). (i) A review was performed to identify the number of publications referencing the