fixator ques. why now......any mention at symposiums?

[Guest guest]

I just have a question about the fixator. Why is it now popping up

on this board as a alternative treatment?? Dr Herzenberg also

mentioned it for Grace.....so that makes two of us at the same

time. I know some of you parents attend the symposiums alot and

wondered if you had heard any mention on the success rates involved

or how long has Dr H. actually been using it to treat clubfoot. Any

mention of it at all?? I know he has been using Ilizarov to treat

other deformities for a long time...but for this? I and another

parent are bothing facing very tough decisions and would I

appreciate if anyone has any information on this thing actually

being put to use. I have emailed Dr Herzenberg as well. Any mention

of it on here in the past? Thanks again,

[Guest guest]

The first time we went to see Dr. Ponseti for in June of last

year, he suggested it to us as a method in case the casting didn't

work. It was my impression that he had just approved it as a

possibility, but it was more of a last resort and wait til he is a bit

older. I do know that when Dr. P was talking about it he was quite

excited. Maybe that's why it's popping up all of a sudden, it's been

around, but maybe they've improved on it so much that it now has the

approval for being a good method to treat those cases where the kids

are getting older and we seem to be out of time for casting. It's

also taking the casting one step further. For most kids on the board

the casting worked. Then there are those of us for whom it didn't.

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> I just have a question about the fixator. Why is it now popping up

> on this board as a alternative treatment?? Dr Herzenberg also

> mentioned it for Grace.....so that makes two of us at the same

> time. I know some of you parents attend the symposiums alot and

> wondered if you had heard any mention on the success rates involved

> or how long has Dr H. actually been using it to treat clubfoot. Any

> mention of it at all?? I know he has been using Ilizarov to treat

> other deformities for a long time...but for this? I and another

> parent are bothing facing very tough decisions and would I

> appreciate if anyone has any information on this thing actually

> being put to use. I have emailed Dr Herzenberg as well. Any mention

> of it on here in the past? Thanks again,

[Guest guest]

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Check out this link....it seems that the fixator combined with the

Ponseti Method principals will work well with older patients (those

whom the Ponseti Method would have excluded in the past?).

http://education.vsnl.com/polio_rx/

Daiga

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> I just have a question about the fixator. Why is it now popping up

> on this board as a alternative treatment?? Dr Herzenberg also

> mentioned it for Grace.....so that makes two of us at the same

> time. I know some of you parents attend the symposiums alot and

> wondered if you had heard any mention on the success rates involved

> or how long has Dr H. actually been using it to treat clubfoot. Any

> mention of it at all?? I know he has been using Ilizarov to treat

> other deformities for a long time...but for this? I and another

> parent are bothing facing very tough decisions and would I

> appreciate if anyone has any information on this thing actually

> being put to use. I have emailed Dr Herzenberg as well. Any mention

> of it on here in the past? Thanks again,

[Guest guest]

What is a fixator?

boothejennifer boothejennifer@...> wrote:

I just have a question about the fixator. Why is it now popping up

on this board as a alternative treatment?? Dr Herzenberg also

mentioned it for Grace.....so that makes two of us at the same

time. I know some of you parents attend the symposiums alot and

wondered if you had heard any mention on the success rates involved

or how long has Dr H. actually been using it to treat clubfoot. Any

mention of it at all?? I know he has been using Ilizarov to treat

other deformities for a long time...but for this? I and another

parent are bothing facing very tough decisions and would I

appreciate if anyone has any information on this thing actually

being put to use. I have emailed Dr Herzenberg as well. Any mention

of it on here in the past? Thanks again,

[Guest guest]

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> > I just have a question about the fixator. Why is it now popping

up

> > on this board as a alternative treatment?? Dr Herzenberg also

> > mentioned it for Grace.....so that makes two of us at the same

> > time. I know some of you parents attend the symposiums alot and

> > wondered if you had heard any mention on the success rates

involved

> > or how long has Dr H. actually been using it to treat clubfoot.

Any

> > mention of it at all?? I know he has been using Ilizarov to

treat

> > other deformities for a long time...but for this? I and another

> > parent are bothing facing very tough decisions and would I

> > appreciate if anyone has any information on this thing actually

> > being put to use. I have emailed Dr Herzenberg as well. Any

mention

> > of it on here in the past? Thanks again,

[Guest guest]

> I just have a question about the fixator. Why is it now popping

up

> on this board as a alternative treatment?? Dr Herzenberg also

> mentioned it for Grace.....so that makes two of us at the same

> time. I know some of you parents attend the symposiums alot and

> wondered if you had heard any mention on the success rates

involved

> or how long has Dr H. actually been using it to treat clubfoot.

Any

> mention of it at all?? I know he has been using Ilizarov to treat

> other deformities for a long time...but for this? I and another

> parent are bothing facing very tough decisions and would I

> appreciate if anyone has any information on this thing actually

> being put to use. I have emailed Dr Herzenberg as well. Any

mention

> of it on here in the past? Thanks again,

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