Bilateral Club Feet - Dr Zaltz - Royal Oak Michigan

November 28, 2004

My husband Jeff and I, along as our three children, are expecting a

girl in January with bilateral cf and have been referred to Dr. Zalts

of Royal Oak Michigan, Beaumont Hospital. We plan on meeting

with him very soon to talk about his methods of treatment.

If he does't participate in the Ponseti method, we will meet with

additional doctors in Flint Michigan, or Detroit Michigan, and

possibly end up going to Iowa if necessary.

Has anyone had any specific details about Dr Zaltz's methods of

treatment and personal experiences with him?

November 28, 2004

Congrats on your pregnancy!

I have never heard of Dr. Zaltz, please let us know how your

consultation goes with him. If you're interested, there's a parents'

can help you formulate some questions for interviewing doctors. If

you're not already aware of this- many doctors do " claim " to use the

Ponseti method when they really aren't, or have " tweaked " it so they

have less successful results. You'll have to do your research so

that you will know what *is* and what *is not* expected protocol with

the method. I wish it was easier for parents so they could just

trust doctors at their word, but unfortunately, it's not always that

simple.

Regards,

& (3-16-00)

left clubfoot, switched to Ponseti method at 4 mo. old

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