How long are we supposed to use the FAB brace?

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone

We are back here in Norway with our son treated for clubfeet using the

ponseti method. We got the FAB brace this june and thought the brace would

be removed after 3-4 months. We talked to our hospital yesterday and they

said that he would have to have the brace on until about he was about one

years old.

How long have you guys had the brace on your kids? In the Ponseti papers

I've got it says that the brace should be removed after 3 months after the

cast has been removed but still keep the brace on at night time.

What is correct here?

Yours

Morten Petterson

[Guest guest]

Hi Morten,

The brace should be worn 23 hours/day for the three months after the

last cast is removed. Then down to 16-18 hours/day until they crawl

and then naps and night until they walk, then night until they are 3-

4 years old. Taking them out of the brace earlier will likely cause

a relapse.

Hope this helps.

Louisa

6-27-99

Zoe 2-22-04 RCF

> Hello everyone

>

>

>

>

>

> We are back here in Norway with our son treated for clubfeet using

the

> ponseti method. We got the FAB brace this june and thought the

brace would

> be removed after 3-4 months. We talked to our hospital yesterday

and they

> said that he would have to have the brace on until about he was

about one

> years old.

>

>

>

> How long have you guys had the brace on your kids? In the Ponseti

papers

> I've got it says that the brace should be removed after 3 months

after the

> cast has been removed but still keep the brace on at night time.

>

>

>

>

>

> What is correct here?

>

>

>

> Yours

>

>

>

>

>

> Morten Petterson

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Morten,

The brace should be worn 23 hours/day for the three months after the

last cast is removed. Then down to 16-18 hours/day until they crawl

and then naps and night until they walk, then night until they are 3-

4 years old. Taking them out of the brace earlier will likely cause

a relapse.

Hope this helps.

Louisa

6-27-99

Zoe 2-22-04 RCF

> Hello everyone

>

>

>

>

>

> We are back here in Norway with our son treated for clubfeet using

the

> ponseti method. We got the FAB brace this june and thought the

brace would

> be removed after 3-4 months. We talked to our hospital yesterday

and they

> said that he would have to have the brace on until about he was

about one

> years old.

>

>

>

> How long have you guys had the brace on your kids? In the Ponseti

papers

> I've got it says that the brace should be removed after 3 months

after the

> cast has been removed but still keep the brace on at night time.

>

>

>

>

>

> What is correct here?

>

>

>

> Yours

>

>

>

>

>

> Morten Petterson

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Morten,

The brace should be worn 23 hours/day for the three months after the

last cast is removed. Then down to 16-18 hours/day until they crawl

and then naps and night until they walk, then night until they are 3-

4 years old. Taking them out of the brace earlier will likely cause

a relapse.

Hope this helps.

Louisa

6-27-99

Zoe 2-22-04 RCF

> Hello everyone

>

>

>

>

>

> We are back here in Norway with our son treated for clubfeet using

the

> ponseti method. We got the FAB brace this june and thought the

brace would

> be removed after 3-4 months. We talked to our hospital yesterday

and they

> said that he would have to have the brace on until about he was

about one

> years old.

>

>

>

> How long have you guys had the brace on your kids? In the Ponseti

papers

> I've got it says that the brace should be removed after 3 months

after the

> cast has been removed but still keep the brace on at night time.

>

>

>

>

>

> What is correct here?

>

>

>

> Yours

>

>

>

>

>

> Morten Petterson

>

>

>

>

>

>