Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 I keep intending to ask the group this when I read about heel slipping troubles- has anyone else had their Dr. actually begin to shape in a heel while the feet are in casts? Dr. Ponseti did this with Zeke's heels as part of the casting, so that when he went into the brace he already had the beginning of a heel. This made it much easier to keep his heel from slipping when he went into the brace. Zeke was 6-7 mos. when he was treated- maybe his age made it more possible to shape in a heel? Caroline Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Caroline, You're probably right that his age played a role in the ability for the doctor to try to " form " the heel. I know the foot changes a lot, internally and externally in the first year of life. Very interesting! Thanks for mentioning it! & (3-16-00) left clubfoot > > I keep intending to ask the group this when I read about heel > slipping troubles- has anyone else had their Dr. actually begin to > shape in a heel while the feet are in casts? Dr. Ponseti did this > with Zeke's heels as part of the casting, so that when he went into > the brace he already had the beginning of a heel. This made it much > easier to keep his heel from slipping when he went into the brace. > > Zeke was 6-7 mos. when he was treated- maybe his age made it more > possible to shape in a heel? > > Caroline Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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