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Over the weekend, I did a quick search for information about

pediatric orthopedists and noticed how many new web sites exist with

information about the Ponseti method.

I saw a site by an apparently new Ponseti method group of doctors in

New Jersey (since I don't think that we here have heard of them

before) that had a lot of information on Ponseti and Surgical methods

that I have not seen elsewhere. I thought that some might be

interested in that information. Perhaps the doctors are still a bit

new the the Ponseti method as they don't have the name " Ponsetti "

spelled correctly yet.

Ponseti method information

http://www.pediatric-

orthopedics.com/Treatments/Feet/Ponsetti/ponsetti.html

In the other link includes a photo of what is called a Be-Bax shoe

which is a hard photo to find. It seems to be more common in Italy.

They also state a surgical rate of 60% was typical in the past which

I don't know is really the rate of surgeries that was being done

historically. There were doctors doing the surgery 90% of the time

and some at 80%, 75% 65%, 60% and so on. As to what the overall rate

of surgery was throughout the U.S. in the past, I am not certain. My

guess was it was overall about 80%.

Please be aware that the Kite method and surgical related information

link contains some rather graphic descriptions and discussions of

potential risks and potential complications.

Other methods; Kite method and Surgical related information

http://www.pediatric-orthopedics.com/Treatments/Feet/feet.html

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