RESUMO
To compare the results of Window procedure and Turco procedure [extended postero-medical release] for the treatment of Congenital Tilopes Equino Varus [CTEV]. Comparative study conducted from 1st June to 30th May 2005. Orthodopaedic unit II, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital, Karachi. Sixty patients with mild to moderate CTEV according to the two groups i.e. W-Group [n=30] who underwent the Window procedure and T-Group [n=30] who were operated by the Turco technique. Amongst the 60 patients, 37 [61.75] were male and 23 [38,3%] female, with ages varying from 6-18 months. The average age was 9.5 months in W-Group and 9.6 months in the T-Group. The mean operating times was 12-16 minutes in the W-Group, while it was 40-45 minutes in the T-Group. Complications were seen in 13 cases in the T-Group and only two cases in the W-Group, while recurrence occurred in four cases in the Truco and only one case in the Window Group. Good results were seen in 905 of the W-Group and 60% of the t-Group. We conclude that the Window and Turco procedures are comparable operations for CTEV. However, Window procedure is better due to fewer complications, shorter operating time, lesser blood loss, decreased recurrence rate, less fibrosis and less stiffness of the ankle and knee joints