Heel Cord Lengthening/Tenotomy

[Guest guest]

My son had what his doctor explained to us as a " heel cord lengthening

surgery " at 3 months. The procedure was done at a hospital and Weston

was completely sedated. Is the correct term for this procedure

tenotomy? Or is a tenotomy something else entirely?

[Guest guest]

hummm... that is a pretty general term. There are various

procedures that could be called this. Prolly the easiest way to

determine what kind it was is to ask, how long did the procedure

take? And... what kind of scar does he have? Is it a tiny little

thing that needed no stitches or is the scar much bigger than just a *nick*?

The tenotomy, even when done under general (which is typically

unnecessary) takes all of a few minutes for the actual

procedure. Weston would have been in the OR less than half an hour for sure.

You can always ask the doc exactly what he did too. That would clear it up.

Kori

At 10:11 AM 5/17/2006, you wrote:

>My son had what his doctor explained to us as a " heel cord lengthening

>surgery " at 3 months. The procedure was done at a hospital and Weston

>was completely sedated. Is the correct term for this procedure

>tenotomy? Or is a tenotomy something else entirely?

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[Guest guest]

Weston was only in the OR 30 - 45 minutes. He has a small scar on the back

of his ankle. It looks like there were two entry points. He had 2 stitches

I will double check with the old doctor. Thanks!

-- Re: Heel Cord Lengthening/Tenotomy

hummm... that is a pretty general term. There are various

procedures that could be called this. Prolly the easiest way to

determine what kind it was is to ask, how long did the procedure

take? And... what kind of scar does he have? Is it a tiny little

thing that needed no stitches or is the scar much bigger than just a *nick*?

The tenotomy, even when done under general (which is typically

unnecessary) takes all of a few minutes for the actual

procedure. Weston would have been in the OR less than half an hour for sure

You can always ask the doc exactly what he did too. That would clear it up.

Kori

At 10:11 AM 5/17/2006, you wrote:

>My son had what his doctor explained to us as a " heel cord lengthening

>surgery " at 3 months. The procedure was done at a hospital and Weston

>was completely sedated. Is the correct term for this procedure

>tenotomy? Or is a tenotomy something else entirely?

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[Guest guest]

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My son was originally treated by a doc in CA who did a variation of the

Ponseti Method. He did the tenotomy/heel cord lengthening under a general

as well. I got the surgical notes so I could give them to Ponseti (we ended

up going to Iowa when regressed). but it turned out to be a variation

of the surgery- Anyways, the Operating Room Notes were a very helpful thing

to have and they saved from needing another tenotomy.

Best of luck in Iowa~

_____

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Subject: Re: Heel Cord Lengthening/Tenotomy

Weston was only in the OR 30 - 45 minutes. He has a small scar on the back

of his ankle. It looks like there were two entry points. He had 2 stitches

I will double check with the old doctor. Thanks!

-- Re: Heel Cord Lengthening/Tenotomy

hummm... that is a pretty general term. There are various

procedures that could be called this. Prolly the easiest way to

determine what kind it was is to ask, how long did the procedure

take? And... what kind of scar does he have? Is it a tiny little

thing that needed no stitches or is the scar much bigger than just a *nick*?

The tenotomy, even when done under general (which is typically

unnecessary) takes all of a few minutes for the actual

procedure. Weston would have been in the OR less than half an hour for sure

You can always ask the doc exactly what he did too. That would clear it up.

Kori

At 10:11 AM 5/17/2006, you wrote:

>My son had what his doctor explained to us as a " heel cord lengthening

>surgery " at 3 months. The procedure was done at a hospital and Weston

>was completely sedated. Is the correct term for this procedure

>tenotomy? Or is a tenotomy something else entirely?

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

A rose by any other name.....

Actually I think it's all about the same but done in different ways, some more

effective than others. My oldest had it done at 3 months old too, put to sleep

for it. They nicked his heel in three spots (on each foot), it was uneffective

and he had it redone in Iowa at age 2 years.

s.

Heel Cord Lengthening/Tenotomy

My son had what his doctor explained to us as a " heel cord lengthening

surgery " at 3 months. The procedure was done at a hospital and Weston

was completely sedated. Is the correct term for this procedure

tenotomy? Or is a tenotomy something else entirely?