Re: Hi ladies. I'm new here, but not really.

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Hi Melody,

I'm not sure what your husband means by no cartilage on the ankle. Do

you mean that the skin over the ankle is very taut? How long did he

wear the DBB, at what age did he stop wearing it? The latest on brace

wear is that they are recommending children continue the brace wear at

night to age 4 and sometimes to age 5 or even older. What types of

surgery did your son have? That could impact the length of time

needed for wearing the brace.

When you say that his foot has somewhat of a curve, is it like a

backwards C? Is it just the toes turning in, or does the whole foot

turn, more like \ ? Even at age 4 a mild relapse may be able to be

corrected with a cast or two, it probably depends on what surgeries

your son has already had. This also could be nothing that needs

treatment, I have also heard of some of the older kids who when they

go through growth spurts it takes a few months for the tendons to

" catch up " and stretch out again allowing the foot to go straight

again. Your best bet is probably take him to his ortho, does he still

go for yearly checkups? If your ortho does not still follow up with

him it makes me a bit leery that he may not be up on the latest in CF

treatment (i.e. casting to correct relapses even at older ages). If

you'd like the name of another doc in your area I'm sure that we could

find you one, just let us know what area of the country you are in.

You may also wish to send photos to the CFPics group, since this list

does not accept attachments - CFPics (if you join this

group just fill out the short survey you'll get in your email after

signing up, we can approve you right away). We're not doctors but we

can at least give you an opinion of his foot based on our experiences.

Hope this helps,

>

> I was a member here back in 2002 when my 2nd son was born. He was born

> with a pretty bad right clubfoot. He had 2 surgeries one at 3 1/2

> months one at 7 1/2 months. He then wore the dbb.

>

> My question is he is now almost 4 yrs old and his foot is almost

> nearly perfect, it still has a slight curve to it. My husband said it

> looks to him that he has no cartiledge (sp) in his outer side of his

> ankle. Is this normal? Should we have him seen again?

>

> Thanks.

>

> Melody

> Mom to

> Chase 01/04/1999

> Trent 02/06/2002

> Avery 04/07/2004

>