Parents of infants born with clubfeet may be reassured that their baby, if otherwise normal, when treated by expert hands will have normal looking feet with normal function for all practical purposes The welltreated clubfoot is no handicap and is fully compatible with a normal, active life The majority can be treated in six to eight weeks using casts and gentle manipulationThe foot abduction brace is used only after the clubfoot has been completely corrected by manipulation, serial casting, and possibly a heel cord tenotomy The foot abduction brace, which is the only successful method of preventing a relapse, when used consistently as described is effective in > 95% of the patientsThe foot points downward, and the toes may be curled inward The foot appears to be sideways or sometimes even upsidedown The foot may be smaller than a normal foot by up to a halfinch
Functional Physiotherapy Method Results For The Treatment Of Idiopathic Clubfoot
