Re: DBB - Shoulder outgrown

[Guest guest]

Hi, RK,

You have a few options of doctors in India using the Ponseti method,

have you tried contacting them about getting a longer bar? Here is

the link to Dr. P's site that lists the doctors:

http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/orthopaedics/clubfeet/physicians.

html

As a last resort, can you find a metalworker who could cut the bar

and weld in a short piece to make it longer?

The distance between the inside edges of the heels of the shoes

should be equal to the width of his shoulders.

I think you have some time to get him a replacement bar if he's not

uncomfortable with the brace right now. With the bar being too

short, you run the risk of him being uncomfortable and/or being able

to pull his feet out of the shoes, but it's not an extreme emergency

where you don't have a few days to seek out a replacement if he's

still tolerating it as it currently is.

I hope this helps!

Regards,

>

>

> Hi All,

>

> My son has outgrown his DBB. His shoulders are 7 1/2 " while the

DBB

> is 7 " . As of now he is in India and i am not sure how soon i can

get

> the new DBB to him. Can i know by your experiences, how long he

can

> go with the old braces?

>

> RK

> Son - FAB/DBB - 16 hours/day

[Guest guest]

Hi,

(Look at my other posting about the extra DBB bars I have.) I don't

know how long it is ok for your son to be in the DBB if it is too

short. It seems like 1/2 inch is such a small amount, but you can't

be too careful. If he becomes uncomfortable in the DBB he will

become distressed and not want to wear it. I'm afraid if the length

of the bar, between his heels, is not equal to the width of his

shoulders, it may start to put some pressure on his knees. I suggest

you contact Dr. Ponseti's office to ask their advice. In the

meantime, I have a suggestion if you cannot get a longer DBB bar soon

enough. I'm guessing from what you said about the length of the bar

that the DBB your son now has is the one-piece bar. But if it is the

the two-piece bar with the sliding clamps, you can simply get a metal-

works shop to make you a new small section of narrow flat bar

(polished edges!) to place in-between the two segments of the

original bar. Our son was also in danger of outgrowing his

adjustable DBB, and as we live in Greece and have no access to such

things here, Dr. Ponseti's office had provided us with a small bar to

add to the center as I described. That bar is 36 cm long and is

exactly the same as the original brace bar, except that it is unbent.

Perhaps you can get something like that to use until you can get the

new DBB. Good luck! P. Karydas

>

>

> Hi All,

>

> My son has outgrown his DBB. His shoulders are 7 1/2 " while the DBB

> is 7 " . As of now he is in India and i am not sure how soon i can

get

> the new DBB to him. Can i know by your experiences, how long he can

> go with the old braces?

>

> RK

> Son - FAB/DBB - 16 hours/day

[Guest guest]

HEY SOMEONE JUST POSTED THEY HAD EXTRA BARS TO GIVE AWAY!

DBB - Shoulder outgrown

Hi All,

My son has outgrown his DBB. His shoulders are 7 1/2 " while the DBB

is 7 " . As of now he is in India and i am not sure how soon i can get

the new DBB to him. Can i know by your experiences, how long he can

go with the old braces?

RK

Son - FAB/DBB - 16 hours/day