Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Dr Ponseti often uses lower degrees in atypical clubfeet or clubfeet with loose ligaments. In both cases it is to preven the shoe from causing damage to the foot - 70 degrees made Kai's foot relapse and twist quicker than it might have otherwise. Kai's shoe is set to 55 degrees for the same reason. I believe that told me that Sadie's (who also has plantaris) shoes are set to 45/20 for bilateral clubfoot and bilateral plantaris. I have an e-mail somewhere where Dr P explained it to me. If you wish, you can contact me off board and I will forward it to you Angel Brace degrees just called and he is over nighting our braces to us. We should get them today. He talked to Dr. Ponseti today and he wanted us to change the degrees to 40. Is anyone else set at 40 degrees? did not know why the degrees should be set at 40. Does any one know why the lower degrees are used? Tori 1/30/04 bilateral atypical cf going into the brace tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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