Objective To investigate the effectiveness of Ilizarov technique in treatment of rigid congenital clubfoot in older children. Methods A clinical data of 55 patients(69 feet) with rigid congenital clubfoot(Diméglio grade Ⅳ) between September 2005 and September 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 33 boys and 22 girls with an average age of 11 years(range, 6-14 years). There were 41 cases of unilateral clubfoot and 14 cases of bilateral clubfeet. The degree of foot deformity was rated as fair in 24 ...