Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 " ...I wonder about one thing though - and I think I know the answer but someone will surely correct me if I'm wrong... the 5% that are difficult to correct are babies that have worn the DBB and still not stayed corrected right? These babies get correction from casting at first but relapse right? Or do they not respond to the casting like the other 95% do? If someone could clarify I'd be thrilled to clear that up for myself.... " Kori, When I was in Iowa in March, Dr. P and Dr. Morcuende stated that they have not conducted a PMR at the hospital in years. They stated that they now know how to treat the " resistant clubfoot " without surgery. Yes, you're on the right track- our Kai, Chelsea, Asa etc. would be that old 5% statistic. Now they are certain that 99-100% of clubfeet can be corrected without reconstructive surgery, though it would probably take another medical study (which I'm sure is underway) to be published to change that statistic officially. There are also complicated feet with conditions such as arthrogryposis to take into account, though I know that they've had exceptional results with these cases as well. I hope this helps- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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