Re: signs of relapse?? Dr. Ponseti's Article on Relapsing

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Here is a link to a prior message on RELAPSING CLUBFOOT: CAUSES,

PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT, By Dr. Ignacio V. Ponseti

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/message/13223

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> I've been noticing that when Sammy is out of his shoes that if he is

> laying down w/ his feet fully relaxed in front of him, his clubfoot

> kind of points down and is does not stay turned outward, similar to

> the last cast he had prior to the tenotomy. His foot is fully

> flexible though, great dorsiflexion and if he " lap stands " he puts

his

> foot flat and it is turned outward nicely (overcorrected still). It

> just has been concerning me that when he relaxes his foot it goes

into

> this position. What do you guys think?

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> thanks,

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