Ponseti method after surgery?

November 23, 2004

I have had two people tell me about people that they know who has a

child with club foot. I try to tell them that they should tell their

friends about Dr. Ponseti and his method, but one of them the child

has already 4 surgeries and is age two. The other one I'm not sure

what they did but it sounded like casting for six months then some

shoe, or boot. What my question is can the Ponseti method correct even

feet that have had surgeries? I don't know much about the method other

than I am very grateful the first DR I went to knew about it and I

didn't have to go through a lot of stress finding out after my son had

had treatment done by a non-Ponseti DR. I would recommend it to

everyone I knew that has a kid with clubfoot, but how do you get

someone to go against their DR who they trusted to fix their child's

foot the safest way they knew how. I'm just a bit nervous about

pushing the issue with someone who doesn't really know what the whole

situation is with their friends' child, especially since I do know

much about it myself. I tell them how it is definetly a better option

then surgery, and how if it doesn't work (which it usually does) then

surgery could be done. Whereas surgery you can't go back on it once

it's done it's done and you can't take back the pain the child and

parent went through. Anyway this is long and maybe confusing, any

advice is appriciated.

Holly

athan 9/03/04 LCF, DBB 23/7

November 24, 2004

Hi Holly,

Every child is different. I don't know at what age the ponseti method

stops being effective. Your best bet would be to call and talk to him

directly. he's in his clinic every mwf, best time to reach him is mid

morning and he will call you back in the afternoon.

My son went through treatment by a non ponseti dr. He has survived one

surgery pre ponseti, but because of it, needed another surgery after

seeing Dr. Ponseti to remove a lot of the scar tissue and to help

acheive correction. He was one when Dr. Ponseti, through the aid of

Dr. Morcuende performed hopefully 's last surgery. Each time

surgery is performed, it's harder to avoid scar tissue which can

prevent stretching.

Call Dr. Ponseti, get as well informed as you can and then discuss it

with them when you have all the facts for that situation. Because we

went with the first surgery and because jason was older, it is a very

slow process. We are facing possibly one more surgery as we have

already lost some ofour correction. But I trust Dr. Ponseti

completely, he loves these kids and has a great team and a great mind

God has blessed him with. Call and talk, the more time that goes by,

the harder it will be.

Lord bless you and give you the wisdom and opportunity to approach

these people!

jason 10-09-03 atypical bl cf mitchells 23/7

>

> I have had two people tell me about people that they know who has a

> child with club foot. I try to tell them that they should tell their

> friends about Dr. Ponseti and his method, but one of them the child

> has already 4 surgeries and is age two. The other one I'm not sure

> what they did but it sounded like casting for six months then some

> shoe, or boot. What my question is can the Ponseti method correct even

> feet that have had surgeries? I don't know much about the method other

> than I am very grateful the first DR I went to knew about it and I

> didn't have to go through a lot of stress finding out after my son had

> had treatment done by a non-Ponseti DR. I would recommend it to

> everyone I knew that has a kid with clubfoot, but how do you get

> someone to go against their DR who they trusted to fix their child's

> foot the safest way they knew how. I'm just a bit nervous about

> pushing the issue with someone who doesn't really know what the whole

> situation is with their friends' child, especially since I do know

> much about it myself. I tell them how it is definetly a better option

> then surgery, and how if it doesn't work (which it usually does) then

> surgery could be done. Whereas surgery you can't go back on it once

> it's done it's done and you can't take back the pain the child and

> parent went through. Anyway this is long and maybe confusing, any

> advice is appriciated.

>

> Holly

> athan 9/03/04 LCF, DBB 23/7

November 24, 2004