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Treatment is usually started as soon as the deformity is detected after birth.  Mild and flexible deformity - If treatment is started early, the chances of the deformity correcting is high. Usually conservative treatment is sufficient to correct this type of club foot. In severe and rigid deformity - the conservative treatment may fail and surgery is usually the next option.Conservative treatment Surgical Intervention Conservative treatment The treatment most commonly consists of a series of plaster-castings in the newborn, over a period of several weeks with frequent cast changes to gradually correct the deformity. Ideally, the procedure is started just after birth when the foot is easiest to reshape. Longer delay means greater difficulty in
correction. After the shape of the foot is realigned, it is maintained through exercise, nighttime splints and orthopedic shoes (a specialized boot designed for clubfoot deformity, which maintains the foot in its corrected position and prevents a relapse). A Conservative treatment approach takes approximately 3 months, however maintaining the correct foot position may require use of braces and additional treatment for years. For those feet that do not respond to casting, surgery will be required once the child gets a little older (between 6 - 12 months). Hence continued evaluation is recommended until the foot is fully grown. Surgical Intervention In children less than 5 years of age - soft tissue correction is done, and the shortened tendons and ligaments causing abnormal position of the foot are released. In children above 5 years of age - surgical correction - Bone re-shaping and Osteotomy (cutting & removing the bone) of the bones to correct abnormal foot position maybe necessary. Whatever be the mode of correction for clubfoot, the goal of treatment involves making the feet function and appear as normal as possible, without causing pain. |
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Posted by:
fathima5(Guest)
Posted on: 02/09/2011 My son born with aclub foot,now he was 3 years old,we gave
a treatment,like tenetomy,pop etc.at thebirthit self.
but now his fore foot is started totwist,he is wearing a
clubfoot shoe but our doctor is saying it will be like this
what to do ,please give me asolution.
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edsm1961(Guest)
Posted on: 09/17/2010 Where is there a Doctor that can put cussion in between the bones in the feet. My son has no Muscel from his knees down and he walks bone on bone. I am looking for a Doctor that can fix this he is 12 years old and they told me he would never walk but I got him walking about the age of 2.
Posted by:
suresh.vangala(Guest)
Posted on: 12/25/2008 my son born with club feet, who is the best doctor to treat this in hyderabd. |
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