Re: Bend in the bar??

July 19, 2006

,

There's supposed to be a bend to facilitate the dorsiflexion (toes

pointing upward)...about 15 degrees.

There is some literature on this site:

http://members.tripod.com/ponseti_links-ivil under the bracing section

for orthotists about how to set up the brace, but this is specifically

for the Markell FAB, not the FAB.

I hope this helps!

>

> Hi guys,

> Just wondering whether any of your doctors have put a bend in the

bar

> of your FAB or whether it is straight?

> Thanks,

>

July 19, 2006

Hi ,

The bar should be bent 10-15 degrees for the clubfoot side (both

sides if the child is bilateral). This helps maintains dorsiflexion

(point toes up, flex at ankle... basically the flex your child

probably got from the tenotomy procedure) and is imperative. If the

bar is straight, you'll want to get it bent. If you want to do this

yourself on the gold bar, use a vise and a protractor and just bend

it to 10-15 degrees just to the inside of the shoe on each clubfoot

side. The Red Fillauer adjustable bar comes pre-bent and the bar on

the PM FAB should also but if it isn't, you can bend it yourself.

hope that helps,

Kori

At 04:33 PM 7/18/2006, you wrote:

>Hi guys,

>Just wondering whether any of your doctors have put a bend in the bar

>of your FAB or whether it is straight?

>Thanks,

>

July 19, 2006

Hi Kori,

The bar is bent on our s, but I don't think its bent

enough...I get scared that I'm going to break the black plastic

middle bit when I try to bend it more. I'll give it another go

tonight when I take her boots off.

Thanks,

-- In nosurgery4clubfoot , " frogabog "

wrote:

>

> Hi ,

>

> The bar should be bent 10-15 degrees for the clubfoot side (both

> sides if the child is bilateral). This helps maintains

dorsiflexion

> (point toes up, flex at ankle... basically the flex your child

> probably got from the tenotomy procedure) and is imperative. If

the

> bar is straight, you'll want to get it bent. If you want to do

this

> yourself on the gold bar, use a vise and a protractor and just bend

> it to 10-15 degrees just to the inside of the shoe on each clubfoot

> side. The Red Fillauer adjustable bar comes pre-bent and the bar

on

> the PM FAB should also but if it isn't, you can bend it yourself.

>

> hope that helps,

>

> Kori

>

> At 04:33 PM 7/18/2006, you wrote:

>

> >Hi guys,

> >Just wondering whether any of your doctors have put a bend in the

bar

> >of your FAB or whether it is straight?

> >Thanks,

> >

>

July 19, 2006

It's hard to notice the bend on the bar, but it's there, right by the

screws at the shoe (not in the middle of the bar), look again before you go

trying to alter it more.

ee

Mother of 3 Clubfooted Sons:

- Bilateral Club Feet April 1998