Re: Re: illnesses/defects -Angel

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Angel-

After reading the article on the link you provided I am still a bit baffled.

While the difference was never explained to me by our Dr. or that there are

different types or causes, I assumed all cases were similar in natural. What

your saying is that clubfoot is either a symptom of other defects (called what?)

or isolated called idiopathic? (if no other defects are present). Therefore, it

is less likely to repeat or be genetic if, idiopathic? interesting..hmmm. I did

read that idiopathic clubfoot usually manifests itself unilaterally. Do the

children with bilateral clubfeet normally suffer from other ailments? Sorry to

pick your brain but you shed some light on me. I did not realize the

difference.

Thank you.

Stacie

angelmommy23 wrote:

Stacie,

I have done alot of research on this, and what it ammounts to is that

unless there is some other issue your son has, in all liklihood his

clubfoot was idiopathic, meaning pretty much that it happened

spontaneously and is probably going to be a single incident..

Most of the syndromes and genetic disorders that are associated with

clubfoot are very obvious, such as congenital heart defects and

arthrogryposis.

http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic598.htm

This is a paper written by Dr Patel of Australia and Dr Herzenberg.

I dont know how old it is, but it gives a pretty good description of

clubfoot and its cause, and has some statistics regarding recurrence.

Angel

> I just did a google search of " clubfoot, syndrome " and it comes up

> with lots of different sites.

> I don't know of one site that lists clubfoot and it's related

> defects probably because clubfoot is usually the " afterthought "

> physical issue, not the main problem.

> Here's a quote from the Korean Radiology Journal off that google

> site:

> Clubfoot

> Where prenatal ultrasonography indicates that the lower leg

bones

> and sole of the foot are not perpendicular, clubfoot is diagnosed.

> The foot may be oriented in the same plane as the lower leg, or

> parallel to and alongside it (Fig. 8). Laterally, the lower leg and

> the hind part of the foot may form a round-shaped continuum.

> Clubfoot may occur in isolation or in association with numerous

> other conditions, including general musculoskeletal disorders,

> arthrogryposis and genetic syndromes, and CNS and karyotype

> abnormalities. In 10 14% of cases it is associated with other

> structural malformations, and in 6 22% of cases, there is also

> significant risk of karyotype abnormality (3).

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> Is there something specific you're looking for?

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[Guest guest]

Angel-

After reading the article on the link you provided I am still a bit baffled.

While the difference was never explained to me by our Dr. or that there are

different types or causes, I assumed all cases were similar in natural. What

your saying is that clubfoot is either a symptom of other defects (called what?)

or isolated called idiopathic? (if no other defects are present). Therefore, it

is less likely to repeat or be genetic if, idiopathic? interesting..hmmm. I did

read that idiopathic clubfoot usually manifests itself unilaterally. Do the

children with bilateral clubfeet normally suffer from other ailments? Sorry to

pick your brain but you shed some light on me. I did not realize the

difference.

Thank you.

Stacie

angelmommy23 wrote:

Stacie,

I have done alot of research on this, and what it ammounts to is that

unless there is some other issue your son has, in all liklihood his

clubfoot was idiopathic, meaning pretty much that it happened

spontaneously and is probably going to be a single incident..

Most of the syndromes and genetic disorders that are associated with

clubfoot are very obvious, such as congenital heart defects and

arthrogryposis.

http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic598.htm

This is a paper written by Dr Patel of Australia and Dr Herzenberg.

I dont know how old it is, but it gives a pretty good description of

clubfoot and its cause, and has some statistics regarding recurrence.

Angel

> I just did a google search of " clubfoot, syndrome " and it comes up

> with lots of different sites.

> I don't know of one site that lists clubfoot and it's related

> defects probably because clubfoot is usually the " afterthought "

> physical issue, not the main problem.

> Here's a quote from the Korean Radiology Journal off that google

> site:

> Clubfoot

> Where prenatal ultrasonography indicates that the lower leg

bones

> and sole of the foot are not perpendicular, clubfoot is diagnosed.

> The foot may be oriented in the same plane as the lower leg, or

> parallel to and alongside it (Fig. 8). Laterally, the lower leg and

> the hind part of the foot may form a round-shaped continuum.

> Clubfoot may occur in isolation or in association with numerous

> other conditions, including general musculoskeletal disorders,

> arthrogryposis and genetic syndromes, and CNS and karyotype

> abnormalities. In 10 14% of cases it is associated with other

> structural malformations, and in 6 22% of cases, there is also

> significant risk of karyotype abnormality (3).

>

>

> Is there something specific you're looking for?

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>