Osteotomy and Dr. questions

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We are adopting a 3 year old girl who was born with bilateral

clubfoot. She had a heel cord tenotomy when she was 3 months old.

She has had corrective casting and bracing. She started walking at

19 months. She has had very little treatment for the past 6 months

or more. She has been resistant to physical therapy, but I don't

think that she has been in a situation for consistent care in that

regard.

She was recently seen by an orthopedic. Apparently, her feet are

starting to turn inward again. The orthopedic said that an

osteotomy might be necessary. I don't know if that is the exact

surgery. Does anyone have any thoughts on that recommendation? Are

there other things that we could try before that surgery?

We plan to bring her home at the beginning of April and will have

her seen by a specialist as soon as possible. We live about 2.5

hours from Dr. Ponseti, but Dr. R. is about 3 hours

away in Springfield, IL. More importantly, Dr. is a

provider with our insurance. Does anyone have any experience with

Dr. ?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Barbara