Shorter leg - questions from Shanghai

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Dear all,

Before I found Ponseti Method, I had took my 6 day old to see a

physician, then 's left foot, the one in clubfoot deformity, had

been put in plaster cast. Yesterday, I took to see a Ponseti

Method qualifed physician in Shanghai. The physician released the

plaster cast and told us to wait for a week to start the Ponseti

Method. I have no question about that. However, this morning, I found

after only one week in plaster cast, 's left leg was 1 cm shorter

than the right one, the mornal one, and the left foot was 1 cm

shorter than the right one as well. My questions are 1) whether any

of you have took your baby for the treatment within one month after

birth, 2) whether the leg with clubfoot deformity foot becomes

shorter than the normal leg, 3) how the deformity leg if put in

plaster casts to catch up the normal leg in terms of growth.

Thanks,

Jian