The Right Way to Diagnose and Treat of Clubfoot

ďƒź Clubfoot is one of the most common congenital birth defects. In

about half of the children with clubfoot, both feet are affected. Boys are twice more likely than girls to have the deformity. ďƒź The affected foot of a child looks like being rotated internally at the ankle. The child further finds it difficult to place the sole of the foot flat on the surface.

ďƒź Hence, a child with clubfoot looks like walking on the side of his

feet or on his ankles. However, the characteristics and symptoms of club foot differ from one child to another. ďƒź The parents must start treatment for clubfoot immediately to avoid major problems as the child grows.

Diagnosis of Clubfoot  Some orthopaedic perform ultrasound to detect clubfoot in advance

when the baby is still in the womb.  However, most orthopaedic detect clubfoot by observing the appearance and movement of the baby’s feet and legs immediately after birth.  While diagnosing clubfoot, orthopaedic focus on both appearance and movement of the affected legs.

Treatment of Clubfoot  A clubfoot will not improve without treatment. The orthopaedic treat

the congenital deformity in a number of ways.  But they always decide the right clubfoot treatment method based on the symptoms and causes. Initially, the orthopaedic treat clubfoot through Ponseti method which includes both stretching and casting.  However, they perform invasive surgery if the nonsurgical treatment failed. They try to straighten the twisted foot by lengthening the child’s tendons through surgery.

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