Guest guest Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 Hi all, Good news first: Veeti's original doctor has finally trained in Iowa City with Dr. Ponseti, and is now using the Ponseti method in clubfoot treatment here in Oulu. We had a leg&foot check up with him, and he wanted to decrease the abduction angle in Veeti's FAB by at least 10 degrees. Is this normal? Dr. Ponseti told us that we should use the brace 14 hours/day until he is three years old, and has said nothing about decreasing the angle. The foot looks great and is flexible and shows no sings of relapse, but the doctor is worried that Veeti's foot will develop flat if we keep using it in 70-degree-abduction. Veeti's left leg is still 1,5 cm shorter than the right one, and we have to go back in three months to take x-rays from his back and both legs. We also have an appointment to a genetist to find out if Veeti has some kind of syndrome that causes all the left side's anomalies (syndactyly, clubfoot, leg lenght difference, poorer hearing in left ear..). That was our news in short. I'm happy to see so many new families on this board and sorry that haven't got the time to participate more. And many thanks to Charity who patiently waited for Veeti's foot prints for the quilt. I can't believe it takes more a week for an express letter to arrive from Finland to US!! Sanna & Veeti 5/6/2002 left clubfoot, treated by Dr. Ponseti FAB 14hrs/day www.kampurajalka.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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