CRP and congenital vertical talus: This network Meta-Analysis showed that CRP (MD = 7.58, 95% CI: 2.48–14.09) and IL-6 (MD = 6.98, 95% CI: 2.75–11.44) were more significantly elevated in the acute phase in CVT patients than in IS patients, suggesting they could serve as key inflammatory markers for differentiating the two conditions.