Re: Re: Tendon Transfer at Age 3

[Guest guest]

The impression I got from Dr Dietz was that the size of the child's bones in

his/her feet are more important than the child's age. The 3rd cuneiform bone

(where they transfer the tendon to) needs to be large enough to accommodate

having a hole drilled into it. Your child's doctor should do an xray on your

child's feet to make sure the bones are large enough.

Kassia

3/22/01 (Lt clubfoot, ATTT #2 October 2005)

and 11/22/02

Hi ,

I have a Ponseti Certified doctor and I consulted with Dr. P himself who

agreed that 2 ½ is not too young for the tendon transfer if it is necessary.

Unfortunately, I was hoping for him to disagree with Dr. Herzenberg but I

guess in some cases it has to be done. I just thought it seemed really

young….