Question about degrees

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My grandson Bo is in the DB brace. The Dr. said his clubfoot (on

his right leg) was as mild as it could possibly be and should be

easily treated. He was casted from 5 days old and had his tendon

cut at three weeks. He got his last cast off last Tuesday and has

now been in the brace from that day on. We went to the

Brace Company and they fitted him right there. He is now set at 60

degrees. My daughter-in-law is a Dr. and she says her Orthopedic

surgeron, Dr. Lawrence Haber, says that this is as far as the

degrees will have to go. He is highly recommended here and in fact

had two club feet as a baby and is passionate about the subject.

From what I am reading on here the bar should eventually be set to

70 degrees? Is this correct?

My understanding is that Dr. Haber studied under Dr. Ponsetti. From

what I am reading here though, he is using a modified form of

treatment. He says that Bo will be in the brace 24/7 until he

walks. He has actually told and that the baby can be

out of the brace for 4 hours a day but they have not done so. We

have only let him out of it for bath time and a little play time

after bath. After Bo walks Dr. Haber says he will only have to wear

the brace at night for two years.

The treatment in the cast went much faster than expected. We were

not expecting the tendon surgery until he was around six weeks old

but Dr. Haber was very pleased to see his foot move to were he

wanted it in a much shorter time.

Comments on my statements above and also help with getting the brace

on right every time would be helpful. We have found that Bo's foot

will slip in it every once in a while. I went back to the brace

company and they showed me how to do it again. They said the person

who put it on for me the first time must have been afraid of hurting

the baby and that he did not have it on tight enough. I had him

mark everything with ink on the shoe and we have fared much better

since then but we have ocassionaly seen his foot slip back from the

line the orthotist drew on the shoe, which the orthotist said would

mean that his heel was slipping up out of place and that the shoe

would need to be put back on.

I have read the DBB tip file that was sent me and I found it helpful

but this is all a challenge and any help is appreciated.