Guest guest Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 My son was born with unilateral cf in Dec. 2003. I'm sorry to say that at that time we were not aware of the Ponseti method of treatment. We saw a local orthopedic surgeon whom casted my son for three months and then gave us instructions to return for a follow up at a year of age. He never went into any type of brace. When my son started walking at 12 months we noticed he was walking on the outside of his foot and were referred to another doctor. Thank goodness we found our new doctor! He took x-rays and informed us that our son still had complete club foot. He was sceptical about trying the Ponseti Method of casting due to my sons age. He's 14 months old now. I'm happy to report that it has been working beautifully. He gets his last cast off on Monday. My BIG concern is the DBB. My son has been walking for 3 months now. He even managed to walk with his cast on. The doctor told us he will need to be in the DBB 24/7 for some time. Has anyone had experience with an older child or walker in the DBB? I'm so nervous about how he's going to react. Is the DBB always used for unilateral club foot? Is there any other type of brace that would allow a child to walk? I have so many questions and I'm so glad I found this group. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer. Anne & Ian (unilateral cf 12/1/03) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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