Re: Re: We have a crawler!

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Go Ivy! I'm so glad you're starting to crawl....watch out now, Mom!

In Him,

Kim, wife to

mother to Kaelyn, Chandler, Corey, and

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Sara,

THAT IS FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!! I told you it was only a matter of

time. In a few days, she'll be crawling in the brace almost as well as

out of it. It'll take a little time to figure out how to sit down after

crawling while wearing it (Jakob would just sit up on his knees).

Sara Masoner wrote:

> Hey guys, I just thought I would let you know that Ivy is FINALLY

> starting

> to crawl. She is still figureing out how to crawl with the DBB but

> without

> the brace is doing well.

>

> Sara and Ivy 8/17/99

> www.clubfoot.net

>

> PS. did you add those surgery result links to clubfootnet? I

> was

> broseing last night and didn't find the postmedial release info up.

> Was it

> something you were even going to add? }

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[Guest guest]

That's great. We are still waiting for to crawl. He's up on all 4's

rocking back and forth, but hasn't figured out how to crawl. He will be 10

months on the 9th of August.

Re: We have a crawler!

Hey guys, I just thought I would let you know that Ivy is FINALLY starting

to crawl. She is still figureing out how to crawl with the DBB but without

the brace is doing well.

Sara and Ivy 8/17/99

www.clubfoot.net

PS. did you add those surgery result links to clubfootnet? I was

broseing last night and didn't find the postmedial release info up. Was it

something you were even going to add? }

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Hi Sara,

Great to hear, that's one less worry : ). We've been wondering if Emma would

ever crawl (she's now 9 mo), I guess there's still time.

Have you received our package for the scrapbook?

Dan &

Re: We have a crawler!

Hey guys, I just thought I would let you know that Ivy is FINALLY starting

to crawl. She is still figureing out how to crawl with the DBB but without

the brace is doing well.

Sara and Ivy 8/17/99

www.clubfoot.net

PS. did you add those surgery result links to clubfootnet? I was

broseing last night and didn't find the postmedial release info up. Was it

something you were even going to add? }

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Joanne Deeth wrote:

> That's great. We are still waiting for to crawl. He's up on all 4's

> rocking back and forth, but hasn't figured out how to crawl. He will be 10

> months on the 9th of August.

Ivy will be a year old in about three weeks and is just starting to

crawl as of this past weekened. Sara and I were getting concerned, but

now she's crawling around like an old pro. So far she's discovered the

dogs' water bowl, Ian's toys, and electrical sockets(!). Ian is

already getting annoyed that she can get to his toys now. It's

really cute to watch (except for the part about the electrical

sockets).

Sara wrote:

> PS. did you add those surgery result links to clubfootnet? I was

> broseing last night and didn't find the postmedial release info up. Was it

> something you were even going to add? }

I intend to, but I haven't been able to the find the particular

studies I was wanting to add.

I found a couple of studies which indicated up to 35% of surgically

treated clubfoot require further surgical intervention because of

recurrence, but these studies were limited to about two years. I

couldn't find that one that showed up to 47% require further surgery by

age 10. I've saved the links I found for later inclusion on the

clubfoot.net website and for a letter to BabyTalk magazine

(rebutting the claim that surgery, once done, is over with.)

One of the studies compared the modified Turco procedure (i.e.

posteromedial release) with the Cincinatti incision (i.e. subtalar

release). According to that study, 25% of feet corrected with the

Turco procedure required further surgy, while the Cincinatti incision

had zero incidence of further surgery. Like I mentioned, though, the

study was limited to about two years. Another study claimed that

the rate of re-surgery was inversely related to the skill of the

surgeon. The more skill, the less re-surgery.

I did find a study that showed 48% of surgically treated clubfoot

have residual clubfoot, although in many cases the kids just live

with it.

For those who would like to read more on medical studies about

clubfoot, I've added a MEDLINE search facility to clubfoot.net. It's

easy to use: just type in your search terms, and the National Health

Library PubMed search facility will search MEDLINE and related medical

journal databases for studies that have your search terms. You can

try it here:

<a href=http://www.clubfoot.net/medical.php3#medline>

http://www.clubfoot.net/medical.php3#medline

</a>

Masoner

http://www.clubfoot.net/

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Suggestion from a pro: get outlet covers immediately if not sooner

Masoner wrote:

> Joanne Deeth wrote:

> > That's great. We are still waiting for to crawl. He's up on

> all 4's

> > rocking back and forth, but hasn't figured out how to crawl. He

> will be 10

> > months on the 9th of August.

>

> Ivy will be a year old in about three weeks and is just starting to

> crawl as of this past weekened. Sara and I were getting concerned,

> but

> now she's crawling around like an old pro. So far she's discovered

> the

> dogs' water bowl, Ian's toys, and electrical sockets(!). Ian is

> already getting annoyed that she can get to his toys now. It's

> really cute to watch (except for the part about the electrical

> sockets).

>

> Sara wrote:

>

> > PS. did you add those surgery result links to clubfootnet?

> I was

> > broseing last night and didn't find the postmedial release info up.

> Was it

> > something you were even going to add? }

>

> I intend to, but I haven't been able to the find the particular

> studies I was wanting to add.

>

> I found a couple of studies which indicated up to 35% of surgically

> treated clubfoot require further surgical intervention because of

> recurrence, but these studies were limited to about two years. I

> couldn't find that one that showed up to 47% require further surgery

> by

> age 10. I've saved the links I found for later inclusion on the

> clubfoot.net website and for a letter to BabyTalk magazine

> (rebutting the claim that surgery, once done, is over with.)

>

> One of the studies compared the modified Turco procedure (i.e.

> posteromedial release) with the Cincinatti incision (i.e. subtalar

> release). According to that study, 25% of feet corrected with the

> Turco procedure required further surgy, while the Cincinatti incision

> had zero incidence of further surgery. Like I mentioned, though, the

> study was limited to about two years. Another study claimed that

> the rate of re-surgery was inversely related to the skill of the

> surgeon. The more skill, the less re-surgery.

>

> I did find a study that showed 48% of surgically treated clubfoot

> have residual clubfoot, although in many cases the kids just live

> with it.

>

> For those who would like to read more on medical studies about

> clubfoot, I've added a MEDLINE search facility to clubfoot.net. It's

> easy to use: just type in your search terms, and the National Health

> Library PubMed search facility will search MEDLINE and related medical

>

> journal databases for studies that have your search terms. You can

> try it here:

>

> <a href=http://www.clubfoot.net/medical.php3#medline>

>

> http://www.clubfoot.net/medical.php3#medline

>

> </a>

>

> Masoner

> http://www.clubfoot.net/

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[Guest guest]

Hi Sara,

You've been writing to Dan, I guess my messages have a feminine touch : ).

We really hope to be in Iowa for Sept 23 and meet everyone as well as have

Dr. Ponseti give Emma another look. She's been doing very well so far.

As for hair, she has lots but recently spoke to someone who's niece was

born with a foot and a half of hair. He said it was almost as long as her

body! The staff at the hospital said they had never seen anything like it.

Dan

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OH yes . You did ask that and I didn't even answer. Sorry.... about

that.}

Yes it is on Sept 23 at 4pm. Clubfoot clinics are usally on Monday so if

Emma needs to be seen mabe you could be worked in. Emma is such a cutie. I

love the hair! We had many sonograms with Ivy because I had a complicated

pregnacy. In the sonograms you could see her hair floating... it was

neat... I really thought that she would have more hair.

Sara and Ivy 8/17/99

www.clubfoot.net

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> Is the " picnic " still on Sept 23?

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[Guest guest]

Dan wrote:> You've been writing to Dan, I guess my messages have a feminine

touch : ).

Opps. } The one of the joys of the internet.

Sara and Ivy 8/17/99

www.clubfoot.net