Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Hi Tia, The bar will be much too short at hip width and will cause discomfort. You are not making too big of a deal! Louisa > hi all, kelby has broken the black clips on his adjustable brace > AGAIN and so i've decided to go get a non-adjustable bar at an > orthotic store in our area. the gentleman i talked to there said > that they measure at the hips and i've always measured at the > shoulders (per dr ponseti). does anyone else measure at the hips > instead? am i making too big of a deal our of this? when i hold > his brace up to his back the heels of his shoes touch his shoulders > ~ when i hold them up to his hips there is almost 2 inches > difference on each side. anyone else use a non-adjusting bar and > where do you measure? thanks for ANY help! > Tia & Kel > 8-3-01 bilateral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 The clips on Owen's bar have broken twice now - might I suggest that rather than getting a non-adjustable bar (which you'll have to replace as Kelby grows), just order a bunch of the clips? They're super cheap. In the meantime, maybe you could get some sort of clamp from a hardware store that will function well for now. Just a thought. Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03 Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/24 > hi all, kelby has broken the black clips on his adjustable brace > AGAIN and so i've decided to go get a non-adjustable bar at an > orthotic store in our area. the gentleman i talked to there said > that they measure at the hips and i've always measured at the > shoulders (per dr ponseti). does anyone else measure at the hips > instead? am i making too big of a deal our of this? when i hold > his brace up to his back the heels of his shoes touch his shoulders > ~ when i hold them up to his hips there is almost 2 inches > difference on each side. anyone else use a non-adjusting bar and > where do you measure? thanks for ANY help! > Tia & Kel > 8-3-01 bilateral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Tia, Five years ago, the adjustable bar provided at the U of Iowa used 2 automobile hose clamps to hold it in place. We used that type of adjustable bar until about 2 years of age when we got the one with the clips. If you go to an auto parts store, you should be able to get some to use temporarily until you get a permanent solution. You can see the hose clamps in 's photo from June 1999 at the following site. http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/orthopaedics/clubfeet/egbert.html and (3-17-99) > hi all, kelby has broken the black clips on his adjustable brace > AGAIN and so i've decided to go get a non-adjustable bar at an > orthotic store in our area. the gentleman i talked to there said > that they measure at the hips and i've always measured at the > shoulders (per dr ponseti). does anyone else measure at the hips > instead? am i making too big of a deal our of this? when i hold > his brace up to his back the heels of his shoes touch his shoulders > ~ when i hold them up to his hips there is almost 2 inches > difference on each side. anyone else use a non-adjusting bar and > where do you measure? thanks for ANY help! > Tia & Kel > 8-3-01 bilateral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 we have an unadjustable bar and i am not sure where they measured but i think that her bar is to short and she wont wear the shoes to bed. she wakes up crying so i would definently check into it, and you are not making a big deal b/c it is a big deal. good luck Allyn tia_lani beauandtia@...> wrote: hi all, kelby has broken the black clips on his adjustable brace AGAIN and so i've decided to go get a non-adjustable bar at an orthotic store in our area. the gentleman i talked to there said that they measure at the hips and i've always measured at the shoulders (per dr ponseti). does anyone else measure at the hips instead? am i making too big of a deal our of this? when i hold his brace up to his back the heels of his shoes touch his shoulders ~ when i hold them up to his hips there is almost 2 inches difference on each side. anyone else use a non-adjusting bar and where do you measure? thanks for ANY help! Tia & Kel 8-3-01 bilateral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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