Re: Pls advise: 2+ mth old, right club foot, tendon release in May '04

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Dear Siti,

Our daughter almost is 11 weeks old (born Dec. 28, 2003) w/ bi-lateral clubfeet.

She was 7 weeks old when she had the tenotomy (tendon release) procedure done on

both

feet. She was taken out of one set of casts, had the surgery and immediatley

put into a

new set of casts. I wonder why your doctor has decided to wait to have the

procedure

done. Of course, every child's situation is unique. However, I would suggest

that you find

out if you can move the procedure date up. There does not seem to be any reason

to wait

to see if the foot begins to turn back in. Good luck.

> Hi

>

> My name's Siti and I'm the mother of a 2 1/2 month old baby boy

> (born 18/12/2003)with a right club foot, who has undergone repeated

> casting since he was 2 days old.

>

> However, last week after going for an x-ray, our orthopaedic surgeon

> has informed us that our son will need to go for a tendon release

> operation although his foor position has improved (this is because

> his heel has not come down etc). The op will be around end

> April/early May (when he's about 4+ month old).

>

> From now till the operation, our son's foot will not be casted

> anymore. Our doctor only said to massage it everyday but didn't

> really show us how. But if the foot starts to club again i.e.

> relapse, our doctor said to come and see him and he will recast it

> till the op.

>

> We are actually from Singapore (in Southeast Asia) and do not have

> as many options with regards to the doctors and treatment available

> (compared to the U.S.). We have heard about this Ponsetti method and

> wonder whether it would be applicable for our son.

>

> Pls help to advise us as we are worried that we may not be opting

> for the best treatment option for our son and fear for his future

> development.

>

> From Singapore

> Siti