Re: Ponseti reply on karen legs- can anyone explain

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Hi,

Maybe I can help. Dr. Ponseti always comments on the dorsiflexion when we

send him pictures of her foot bent at the ankle. I'm not on my regular

computer so I don't have access to an example right now. It would be similar

to this picture: http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/r/l/rlg187/clubfoot/

1_Week_DBB_2.jpg but with the foot on a straight surrface (like lengthwise on

the finger). It's to show how far you can bend her foot up comfortably.

The rotation on the mitchell shoes is adjustable and I guess it was set at 60

degrees and Dr. P wants it to be 50? I forget what tools you need to do that,

we don't have shoes anymore. But, there is a notch on the underside

of the shoe that is pointing at the number of rotation it's set at. I'm sure if

you

call he can talk you through it.

Good luck, sorry you're frustrated. Things will get better.

Mommy to Devlin, bilateral atyical cf

> Dear All,

>

> After karen wore last week the mitchel sandals I found out that her

> leg was not seated properly in her sandals so i sent pictures

> with/without sandals to dr. Ponseti who answered me back with things

> first i did not understand and second frustrated me a lot and asked me

> to send him more pictures of her which i did today.

> Anyway could anyone explain this to me: He said that my daughter might

> have atypical clubfoot and needs another tentonomy. and he wants to

> know how much the leg is dorsiflexed at the ankle?? He also advised

> that the right clubfoot should be adjusted to 50 degrees instead of

> being 60 degrees.